“Think of the Lilies” and Prov 6:6–11
Among the best-known of Jesus sayings is the “worry” saying of Q (Luke 12:22–31):“Therefore,” [Jesus] said to his disciples, “I bid you put away anxious thoughts about food to keep you alive and clothes to cover your body. Life is more than food, the body more than clothes. Think of the ravens: they...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1995
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Harvard theological review
Year: 1995, Volume: 88, Issue: 1, Pages: 175-177 |
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| Summary: | Among the best-known of Jesus sayings is the “worry” saying of Q (Luke 12:22–31):“Therefore,” [Jesus] said to his disciples, “I bid you put away anxious thoughts about food to keep you alive and clothes to cover your body. Life is more than food, the body more than clothes. Think of the ravens: they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. You are worth far more than the birds! Is there a man among you who by anxious thought can add a foot to his height? If, then, you cannot do even a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest? |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816000030431 |