Luke 12:17-35

¹⁷Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

¹⁸And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.

¹⁹And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.

²⁰But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule from thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided?

²¹So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.

²²And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on.

²³The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.

²⁴Consider the rauens: for they neither sowe nor reape: which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and yet God feedeth them: how much more are yee better then foules?

²⁵And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

²⁶If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant?

²⁷Consider the lilies howe they growe: they labour not, neither spin they: yet I say vnto you, that Salomon himselfe in all his royaltie was not clothed like one of these.

²⁸If then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith?

²⁹Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense.

³⁰For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things.

³¹But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you.

³²Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome.

³³Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth.

³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also.

³⁵Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,