Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 12:24-25

"Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?" — Luke 12:24-25 (ASV)

Consider the ravens.—See Notes on Matthew 6:26-27. Here, however, we have the more specific “ravens” instead of the wider “fowls of the air,” as another example of independence. The choice of the special illustration was possibly determined by the language of the Psalmist, He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry (Psalms 147:9).