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Luke 12:31

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For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.	But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.	Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But rather^G4133 seek ye^G2212 the kingdom^G932 of God^G2316; and^G2532 all^G3956 these things^G5023 shall be added^G4369 unto you^G5213.

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Original Greek

πλὴν ζητεῖτε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ταῦτα πάντα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
πλὴν	plēn	G4133	ADV	But rather
ζητεῖτε	zēteite	G2212	V-PAM-2P	seek ye
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
βασιλείαν	basileian	G932	N-ASF	kingdom
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ,	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ταῦτα	tauta	G5023	D-NPN	these things
πάντα	panta	G3956	A-NPN	all
προστεθήσεται	prostethēsetai	G4369	V-FPI-3S	shall be added
ὑμῖν.	humin	G5213	P-2DP	unto you

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G932 — βασιλεία (basileía, bas-il-i'-ah): kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom — from βασιλεύς; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):--kingdom, + reign.
• G2212 — ζητέω (zētéō, dzay-teh'-o): I seek, search for, desire — of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare πυνθάνομαι.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4133 — πλήν (plḗn, plane): however, nevertheless — from πλείων; moreover (besides), i.e. albeit, save that, rather, yet:--but (rather), except, nevertheless, notwithstanding, save, than.
• G4369 — προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, pros-tith'-ay-mee): I put to, add, do again — from πρός and τίθημι; to place additionally, i.e. lay beside, annex, repeat:--add, again, give more, increase, lay unto, proceed further, speak to any more.
• G5023 — ταῦτα (taûta, tow'-tah): nominative or accusative case neuter plural of οὗτος; these things:--+ afterward, follow, + hereafter, X him, the same, so, such, that, then, these, they, this, those, thus.
• G5213 — ὑμῖν (hymîn, hoo-min'): irregular dative case of ὑμεῖς; to (with or by) you:--ye, you, your(-selves).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (4): Proverbs 10:3, Luke 18:30, 1 Timothy 6:6, Hebrews 11:6

Related Topics

• Nave’s: BLESSING, CARE, COMMANDMENTS, FAITH, JESUS, THE CHRIST

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