Luke
Luke 12:24
24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consider | κατανοήσατε | katanoēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2657 I understand, perceive, consider |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| ravens | κόρακας | korakas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2876 a raven |
| They do not sow | σπείρουσιν | speirousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| reap | θερίζουσιν | therizousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2325 I reap, gather |
| they | οἷς | hois | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| have | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| storehouse | ταμεῖον | tameion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5009 a secret chamber |
| barn | ἀποθήκη | apothēkē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G596 a repository, granary, barn, storehouse |
| yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| feeds | τρέφει | trephei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5142 I feed, rear |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| How much | πόσῳ | posō | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4214 how much, how great, how many |
| more | μᾶλλον | mallon | Adverb | G3123 more, rather |
| valuable you are | διαφέρετε | diapherete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1308 I carry through, differ, surpass, excel |
| than the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| birds | πετεινῶν | peteinōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4071 a bird |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 12:7 · Matthew 10:31 · Psalm 147:9 · Job 38:41 · Psalm 145:15–16 · Job 35:11 · Luke 12:30–32 · 1 Kings 17:1–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.