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"1Do not store up for yourselvestreasures on earth, wheremoth and rustdestroy, and wherethievesbreak in and steal.
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"But store up for yourselves2treasures in heaven, whereneithermothnorrustdestroys, and wherethieves do not break in orsteal;
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for 3where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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"4The eye is the lamp of the body; sothenif your eye is clear, your wholebody will be full of light.
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"But if5your eye is bad, your wholebody will be full of darkness. Ifthen the light that is in you is darkness, howgreat is the darkness!
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"6Noonecanservetwomasters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot*serveGod and 7wealth.
The Cure for Anxiety
25"8For thisreason I say to you, do not be 9worriedabout your life, as to what you will eatorwhat you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not lifemore than food, and the bodymore than clothing?
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"10Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, norreapnorgather into barns, and yet your heavenlyFatherfeeds them. Are you not worthmuchmore than they?
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"And who of you by being 11worriedcan12add a single hour to his life?
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"And why are you 13worriedaboutclothing? Observehow the lilies of the fieldgrow; they do not toilnor do they spin,
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yet I say to you that not even14Solomon in all his gloryclothed himself likeone of these.
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"But ifGodsoclothes the 15grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not muchmore clothe you? 16You of littlefaith!
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"Do not 17worrythen, saying, 'What will we eat?' or'What will we drink?' or'What will we wear for clothing?'
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"For the Gentileseagerlyseekallthesethings; for 18your heavenlyFatherknows that you needallthesethings.
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"But seekfirst His kingdom and His righteousness, and 19allthesethings will be added to you.
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"So do not 20worryabouttomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enoughtrouble of its own.