Luke Chapter 12 verse 23 Holy Bible
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
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Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
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The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
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The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
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Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
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the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...GreekForγὰρ (gar)ConjunctionStrong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.lifeψυχὴ (psychē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.isἐστιν (estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.more thanπλεῖόν (pleion)Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeStrong's 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.food,τροφῆς (trophēs)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 5160: Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. theτὸ (to)Article - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.bodyσῶμα (sōma)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.[more] thanτοῦ (tou)Article - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.clothes.ἐνδύματος (endymatos)Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 1742: A garment, raiment, clothing. From enduo; apparel.Jump to PreviousBody Clothes Clothing Food Gift Greater Life Meat Nourishment Raiment
