Matthew 6:26-33

26 "¹Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

27 "And who of you by being ²worried can ³add a single hour to his life?

28 "And why are you ⁴worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

29 yet I say to you that not even ⁵Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

30 "But if God so clothes the ⁶grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? ⁷You of little faith!

31 "Do not ⁸worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'

32 "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for ⁹your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and ¹⁰all these things will be added to you.

Cross References

• 1. Job 35:11; Job 38:41; Psalms 104:27, 28; Matthew 10:29f; Luke 12:24
• 2. Matt 6:25, 28, 31, 34; Luke 10:41; Luke 12:11, 22; Philippians 4:6; 1 Peter 5:7
• 3. Psalms 39:5
• 4. Matt 6:25, 27, 31, 34; Luke 10:41; Luke 12:11, 22; Philippians 4:6; 1 Peter 5:7
• 5. 1 Kings 10:4-7; 2 Chr 9:4-6, 20-22
• 6. James 1:10, 11; 1 Peter 1:24
• 7. Matthew 8:26; Matthew 14:31; Matthew 16:8
• 8. Matt 6:25, 27, 28, 34; Luke 10:41; Luke 12:11, 22; Philippians 4:6; 1 Peter 5:7
• 9. Matthew 6:8; Philippians 4:19
• 10. Matthew 19:28; Mark 10:29; Luke 18:29; 1 Timothy 4:8

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "heaven"
• [b]. Lit "cubit" (approx 18 in.)
• [c]. Or "height"
• [d]. Or "continually seek"
• [e]. Or "the kingdom"
• [f]. Or "provided"