Luke 12:30 (DBY)

Passage

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;

Nearby Context

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

Luke 12:29 And *ye*, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

Luke 12:30 for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;

Luke 12:31 but seek his kingdom, and [all] these things shall be added to you.

Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "things", "nations", "seek", "after", "father", "knows", and "need". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And ye seek not what ye shall..." into verse 31's "but seek his kingdom and all these...", so "world" and "things" 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 "world" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.