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Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

Holman Bible

For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

An Understandable Version

For there are more important things in life than food, and [more important things about] your body than the clothing [you wear].

Anderson New Testament

Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing.

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

the life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

Life is more important than food, and the body than clothes.

John Wesley New Testament

The life is more than meat, and the body than raiment.

Julia Smith Translation

The soul is more than food, and the body than clothing.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

For life is more than food, and the body [more than] clothing.

Modern King James verseion

Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

Moffatt New Testament

life is something more than food, and the body is something more than clothes.

Montgomery New Testament

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

NET Bible

For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.

New Heart English Bible

Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Noyes New Testament

The life is more than its food, and the body than its raiment.

Sawyer New Testament

Is not the soul more than the food, and the body than the clothing?

The Emphasized Bible

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

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

Webster

The life is more than food, 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.

Williams New Testament

Your life is worth more than food, and your body more than clothes.

World English Bible

Life is more than food, and the body is more 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ψυχή 
Psuche 
Usage: 62

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

πλείων πλεῖον πλέον 
Pleion 
Usage: 40

τροφή 
Trophe 
meat, food, some meat, not tr
Usage: 12

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the body
σῶμα 
Soma 
Usage: 123

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Anxiety

22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed. 23 Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing? 24 Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

Cross References

Genesis 19:17

And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.

Job 1:12

And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.

Job 2:4

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.

Job 2:6

And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.

Proverbs 13:8

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

Acts 27:18-19

And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

Acts 27:38

And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.

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