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Luke 12:30 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Luke 12:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 12 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.”
Luke 12:30 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 12:30
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. Jesus contrasts kingdom citizens with the nations of the world (ta ethne tou kosmou, τὰ ἔθνη τοῦ κόσμου)—the Gentiles, pagans, those outside covenant relationship with God. The phrase seek after (epizeteousin, ἐπιζητοῦσιν) uses an intensive compound verb—epi (upon, intensely) plus zeteo (seek). The nations don't merely seek these things; they seek them obsessively, desperately, as ultimate goods. Without knowledge of the true God, material security becomes their functional de...
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Cross-References for Luke 12:30
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“for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.”
“for your Father knows what things you need”
“and testify in the Lord”
“little flock”
“Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven”
“even as the Gentiles who don't know God;”
“but for the will of God.”
“what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?”
“but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.”
“Don't touch me, for I haven't yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'”