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Luke 12:22

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of you” (ὑμῶν) before what here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΔιὰdiaThereforeδιάpreposition — “Therefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Thereforeτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youμὴmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noμεριμνᾶτεmerimnatethoughtμεριμνάω (merimnaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “thought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3309I am over-anxious; with acc: I am anxious about, distracted; I care for.thoughtτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχῇpsuchēlifeψυχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “life”, the to- or for-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.This verse uses “life”.lifeτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatφάγητεphagēteye shall eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).ye shall eatμηδὲmēdeneitherμηδέconjunction — “neither”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.neitherτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σώματιsōmatifor the bodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “for the body”, the to- or for-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.for the bodyτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἐνδύσησθεendusēstheye shall put onἐνδύω (enduō)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall put on”, a single actionG1746I put on, clothe (another).This verse uses “put on”.ye shall put on

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὑμῶνhumōnfor yourσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “for your”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;

World English Bible

He said to his disciples, “ Therefore I tell you , don’ t be anxious for your life , what you will eat , nor yet for your body , what you will wear.

Darby Translation

And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.

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