Luke 12:31 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 12:32 `Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

Luke 12:33 sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seek", "reign", "things", "shall", and "added". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seek" and "reign", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "for all these things do the nations..." into verse 32's "Fear not little flock because your Father...", so "seek" and "reign" 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 "reign" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.