Luke 12:29

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

Cross-references

Luke 12:22 Parallel

Luke 12:22 introduces the same command not to worry — verse 29 restates it with focus on food/drink.

Luke 12:26 Parallel

Luke 12:26 directly follows in the same discourse, arguing that if you cannot add a cubit, why be anxious about the rest?

Luke 12:17 Contrast

Luke 12:17 shows the rich fool anxious about storage—another form of seeking after food, contrasting with this command not to worry.

Luke 10:40 Contrast

Luke 10:40 shows Martha 'distracted with much serving'—a concrete example of the worry about food and drink condemned here.

Matthew 6:31 is a direct parallel — it records the same teaching not to worry about food and drink, part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

Deuteronomy 8:3 teaches that man lives by God's word, not bread alone — the foundational OT principle behind Jesus' call to trust God's provision rather than worry.

Matthew 6:25 expands the same teaching — do not worry about life, food, or drink — directly paralleling the command in Luke 12:29 within Jesus' discourse on anxiety.

Mark 4:19 Parallel

Mark 4:19 warns that 'cares of the world' choke the word—the same anxiety about worldly needs Jesus forbids here.

Philippians 4:6 directly echoes: 'do not be anxious about anything'—the same command with prayer as the alternative.

In Leviticus 25:20, Israelites worry about food during the sabbatical year — a similar anxiety addressed with God's promise of provision, paralleling Jesus' command to trust.

Isaiah 33:16 promises that bread and water will be sure for those who dwell on high — an assurance of provision that undergirds the call not to worry about food.

Matthew 13:22 identifies the 'care of this world' as something that chokes the word — it shows how worry about daily needs is a spiritual danger, aligning with Jesus' warning.