Bible Strands
Luke 12:28
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His listeners immediately after describing the lilies and just before commanding them to cease worrying about food and drink. He speaks directly to a group He explicitly labels as having little faith.
The words — χόρτον (chorton) denotes the grass, while ὄντα (onta) indicates its present existence as being. These terms anchor the comparison between temporary natural growth and divine provision.
The thread — The grass imagery appears in Isaiah 40:6 to illustrate human transience, while the identical warning about clothing appears in Matthew 6:30. The phrase “you of little faith” also surfaces in Matthew 14:31 during the account of Peter walking on water.
Why it lands — The text states that God provides for fleeting grass and argues by lesser-to-greater reasoning that He will certainly provide for people. It requires the reader to replace anxiety with practical trust in divine care.
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The Greek words
King James Version
If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Cross-references
- Isaiah 40:6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
- Matthew 14:31 Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
- Matthew 6:30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- Matthew 17:20 “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
- 1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
- Matthew 16:8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
- Matthew 17:17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
- Matthew 8:26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
- Luke 8:25 “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”