Luke 12:29 (YLT)

Passage

`And ye--seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

Nearby Context

Luke 12:27 `Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

Luke 12:28 and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you--ye of little faith?

Luke 12:29 `And ye--seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

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

Luke 12:31 but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ye--seek", "drink", and "suspense". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ye--seek" and "drink", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "and if the herbage in the field..." into verse 30's "for all these things do the nations...", so "ye--seek" and "drink" 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 "ye--seek" and "drink" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.