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So is he that layeth up treasure for himself,andisnotrichtowardGod.
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And he saiduntohisdisciples,ThereforeIsay unto you,Takenothought for yourlife,what ye shall eat; neither for the body,what ye shall put on.
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The lifeismore than meat,and the body is more than raiment.
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Consider the ravens:for they neithersownorreap; whichneitherhavestorehousenorbarn;andGodfeedeththem: how muchmoreareye better than the fowls?
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Andwhichofyou with taking thoughtcanaddtohisstatureonecubit?
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If ye thenbenot able to do that thing which is least,why take ye thoughtfor the rest?
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Consider the lilieshow they grow: they toilnot, they spinnot; and yet I say unto you, that Solomoninallhisglorywasnotarrayedlikeone of these.
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IfthenGodsoclothe the grass,which is to dayin the field,and to morrow is castinto the oven; how muchmore will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
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Andseeknotyewhat ye shall eat, orwhat ye shall drink*, neither[a] be ye of doubtful mind.
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Forall these thingsdo the nations of the world seek after: andyourFatherknoweththat ye have need of these things.
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But rather seek ye the kingdom of God;andall these things shall be added unto you.
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Fearnot,littleflock;for it isyourFather's good pleasure to giveyou the kingdom.
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Sell that yehave, andgivealms;provideyourselvesbags which waxnotold, a treasurein the heavens that faileth not,wherenothiefapproacheth, neithermothcorrupteth.
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Letyourloinsbe girded about, and your lightsburning;
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And ye yourselveslike unto men that wait for theirlord,when he will returnfrom the wedding;that when he comethandknocketh, they may open unto himimmediately.
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Blessed are thoseservants,whom the lord when he cometh shall findwatching: verily I say unto you,that he shall gird himself, andmakethem to sit down to meat, and will come forth and servethem.
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Andif he shall comein the secondwatch,orcomein the thirdwatch,andfind them so,blessedarethoseservants.
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Andthisknow, thatif the goodman of the house had knownwhathour the thief would come*, he would have watched, and*not have sufferedhishouse to be broken through.
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Beyethereforereadyalso:fortheSon of mancometh at an hour when ye thinknot.