SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:29
Vosotros, pues, no procuris qu tengis de comer, o qu tengis de beber; ni andis elevados.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 12:29
Verse 29. Neither be ye of doubtful mind.] Or, in anxious suspense, mh metewrizesqe. Raphelius gives several examples to prove that the meaning of the word is, to have the mind agitated with useless thoughts, and vain imaginations concerning food, raiment, and riches, accompanied with perpetual uncertainty.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 29. And seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink , etc.] That is, in an anxious and distressing manner, with a tormenting and vexatious care; otherwise food is to be both asked of God every day, and to be sought for and after in the use of proper means: neither be ye of doubtful minds ; questioning and distrusting that ye shall have any thing to eat or drink: be not fickle, unstable, and inconstant, and wandering in your thoughts about these things, like the meteors in the air, which are carried about here and there; let not your minds be disturbed and distracted about them; or be anxiously solicitous for them; (see Gill on Matthew 6:31).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-40 - Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to disquieting, perplexing cares, Mt 6:25-34. The arguments here used ar for our encouragement to cast our care upon God, which is the right wa to get ease. As in our stature, so in our state, it is our wisdom to take it as it is. An eager, anxious pursuit of the things of thi world, even necessary things, ill becomes the disciples of Christ Fears must not prevail; when we frighten ourselves with thoughts of evil to come, and put ourselves upon needless cares how to avoid it. I we value the beauty of holiness, we shall not crave the luxuries of life. Let us then examine whether we belong to this little flock Christ is our Master, and we are his servants; not only workin servants, but waiting servants. We must be as men that wait for their lord, that sit up while he stays out late, to be ready to receive him In this Christ alluded to his own ascension to heaven, his coming to call his people to him by death, and his return to judge the world. We are uncertain as to the time of his coming to us, we should therefor be always ready. If men thus take care of their houses, let us be thu wise for our souls. Be ye therefore ready also; as ready as the goo man of the house would be, if he knew at what hour the thief woul come.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ υμεις 5210 P-2NP μη 3361 PRT-N ζητειτε 2212 5720 V-PAM-2P τι 5101 I-ASN φαγητε 5315 5632 V-2AAS-2P η 2228 PRT τι 5101 I-ASN πιητε 4095 5632 V-2AAS-2P και 2532 CONJ μη 3361 PRT-N μετεωριζεσθε 3349 5744 V-PPM-2P
Vincent's NT Word Studies
29. Be ye of doubtful mind (metewrizesqe). Only here in New Testament. The verb primarily means to raise to a height; buoy up, as with false hopes; and so to unsettle, or excite, or keep in fluctuation. Thus Thucydides says of the war between Athens and Sparta: "All Hellas was excited (metewrov) by the coming conflict between the two chief cities" (ii. 8).
Robertson's NT Word Studies
12:29 {Seek not ye} (humeis me zeteite). Note emphatic position of "ye" (humeis). Stop seeking (me and present imperative active). #Mt 6:31 has: "Do not become anxious" (me merimnesete), me and ingressive subjunctive occur as direct questions (What are we to eat? What are we to drink? What are we to put on?) whereas here they are in the indirect form as in verse #22 save that the problem of clothing is not here mentioned: {Neither be ye of doubtful mind} (kai me metewrizesqe). me and present passive imperative (stop being anxious) of metewrizw. An old verb from metewros in midair, high (our meteor), to lift up on high, qen to lift oneself up with hopes (false sometimes), to be buoyed up, to be tossed like a ship at sea, to be anxious, to be in doubt as in late writers (Polybius, Josephus). this last meaning is probably true here. In the LXX and Philo, but here only in the N.T.
