Luke 12:29 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Luke 12:28 But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

Luke 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Luke 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

Luke 12:31 Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seek", "shall", "drink", "neither", "doubtful", and "mind". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seek" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "But if God doth so clothe the..." into verse 30's "For all these things do the nations...", so "seek" and "shall" 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 "seek" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.