Luke 12:24 (ASV)

Passage

Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

Nearby Context

Luke 12:22 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.

Luke 12:23 For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

Luke 12:25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

Luke 12:26 If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "consider", "ravens", "neither", "reap", "store-chamber", "barn", "feedeth", and "much". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "consider" and "ravens", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "For the life is more than the..." into verse 25's "And which of you by being anxious...", so "consider" and "ravens" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "consider" and "ravens" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.