Luke 12:22–34

The Cure for Anxiety

²²Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I tell you, ^bdon’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear. ^c23For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. ²⁴Consider the ravens: ^dThey don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. ^eAren’t you worth much more than the birds? ²⁵Can any of you add a ^•cubit to his height ^fby worrying? ^g26If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?

²⁷“Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon ^hin all his splendor was adorned like one of these! ²⁸If that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will He do for you—you of little faith? ⁱ²⁹Don’t keep striving for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious. ³⁰For the Gentile world eagerly seeks ^jall these things, and your Father ^kknows that you need them.

³¹“But seek His kingdom, ^land these things will be provided for you. ^m32Don’t be afraid, ⁿlittle flock, ^obecause your Father delights ^pto give you the kingdom. ^q33Sell ^ryour possessions and give to the poor. ^sMake money-bags ^tfor yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure ^uin heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ^v