Luke 12:13-15, 22-31 (Gospel)
- 13
- Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
- 14
- But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
- 15
- And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
- 22
- Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.
- 23
- Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
- 24
- Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
- 25
- And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
- 26
- If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?
- 27
- Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
- 28
- If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?
- 29
- And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.
- 30
- For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things.
- 31
- But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.