Luke 12:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

New Living Translation
For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.

English Standard Version
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Berean Study Bible
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

New American Standard Bible
For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

NASB 1995
"For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

NASB 1977
“For life is more than food, and the body than clothing.

Amplified Bible
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

Christian Standard Bible
For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

Contemporary English Version
Life is more than food or clothing.

Good News Translation
Life is much more important than food, and the body much more important than clothes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.

International Standard Version
because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

NET Bible
For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

New King James Version
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

King James 2000 Bible
The life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

New Heart English Bible
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

World English Bible
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

American King James Version
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

American Standard Version
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

A Faithful Version
The life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Darby Bible Translation
The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

English Revised Version
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

Webster's Bible Translation
The life is more than food, and the body is more than raiment.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The lyfe is more then meate, and the body is more then rayment.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The life is more then meate, and the body more then raymet.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
The lyfe is moare then meate and the bodye is moare then rayment.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
life is more than nourishment, and the body than clothing.

Berean Literal Bible
For life is more than food, and the body than clothing.

Young's Literal Translation
the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

Smith's Literal Translation
The soul is more than food, and the body than clothing.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For life is more than food, and the body than the clothing.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“For the soul is more important than food, and the body than clothing.”

Lamsa Bible
For the life is much more important than food, and the body than clothing.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing.

Godbey New Testament
The soul is more than food, and the body more than raiment.

Haweis New Testament
The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

Mace New Testament
the life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

Weymouth New Testament
For life is a greater gift than food, and the body is a greater gift than clothing.

Worrell New Testament
for the soul is more than the food; and the body, than the clothing.

Worsley New Testament
the life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
















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