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Luke 12:27 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 27. 27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 12:27 advances Luke 12:22–12:34 at Luke 12:27 through this exact report: “Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these”.
Read It With
- Luke 12:22–12:34
Read Luke 12:27 with 12:22–12:34. In isolation, this contribution—advances Luke 12:22–12:34 at Luke 12:27 through this exact report: “Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Jesus tells disciples not to be consumed by food and clothing anxiety, points to ravens and lilies, grounds care in the Father's knowledge, commands kingdom seeking, almsgiving, and durable treasure, and locates hearts with treasure.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 12:27 advances Luke 12:22–12:34 at Luke 12:27 through this exact report: “Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these”. This precise contribution belongs inside “Seek the Kingdom and Reorder Possessions” because Jesus tells disciples not to be consumed by food and clothing anxiety, points to ravens and lilies, grounds care in the Father's knowledge, commands kingdom seeking, almsgiving, and durable treasure, and locates hearts with treasure.
What Remains True
Luke 12:27 advances Luke 12:22–12:34 at Luke 12:27 through this exact report: “Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these”. Read inside Luke 12:22–12:34, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: Jesus tells disciples not to be consumed by food and clothing anxiety, points to ravens and lilies, grounds care in the Father's knowledge, commands kingdom seeking, almsgiving, and durable treasure, and locates hearts with treasure. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 12:27 advances Luke 12:22–12:34 at Luke 12:27 through this exact report: “Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Seek God's reign through trust, generosity, and shared provision while supporting anxious people with practical planning and qualified mental-health care rather than shame.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Luke 12:22–12:34 — Seek the Kingdom and Reorder PossessionsSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 12:22–12:34, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 12:22–12:34
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 12:22–12:34
Open source ↗