Luke 12:29

29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.

Luke 12:29 in Other Translations

29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.

29 “And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things.

29 "What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God's giving.

29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

29 "Don't concern yourself about what you will eat or drink, and quit worrying about these things.

29 Don't keep striving for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don't be anxious.

29 "Don't spend time thinking about what you will eat or drink. Don't worry about it.

Luke 12:29 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:29

And seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink,
&c.] That is, in an anxious and distressing manner, with a tormenting and vexatious care; otherwise food is to be both asked of God every day, and to be sought for and after in the use of proper means:

neither be ye of doubtful minds;
questioning and distrusting that ye shall have any thing to eat or drink: be not fickle, unstable, and inconstant, and wandering in your thoughts about these things, like the meteors in the air, which are carried about here and there; let not your minds be disturbed and distracted about them; or be anxiously solicitous for them; (See Gill on Matthew 6:31).

Luke 12:29 In-Context

27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!

29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.

30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.