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No mancanservetwomasters:foreither he will hate the one,andlove the other; or else he will hold to the one,anddespise the other. Ye cannot*serveGodandmammon.
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ThereforeIsay unto you, Take nothought for yourlife,what ye shall eat , orwhat ye shall drink ; nor yet foryourbody,what ye shall put on . Isnot the life more thanmeat,and the body than raiment?
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Behold* the fowls of the air:for they sownot,neither do they reap , norgatherintobarns;yetyourheavenlyFatherfeedeththem.Areyenotmuch better thanthey?
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Whichofyou by taking thoughtcanaddonecubituntohisstature?
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Andwhy take ye thoughtforraiment?Consider the lilies of the field,how they grow ; they toilnot,neither do they spin :
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And yet I say unto you,ThatevenSolomoninallhisglorywasnotarrayedlikeone of these.
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Wherefore,ifGodsoclothe the grass of the field, which to dayis , and to morrow is castinto the oven, shall he notmuchmore clothe you, O ye of little faith?
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Therefore take nothought , saying , What shall we eat ? or,What shall we drink ? or,Wherewithal shall we be clothed ?
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(For afterall these things do the Gentilesseek :) foryourheavenlyFatherknoweththat ye have need of all these things.
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But seek yefirst the kingdom of God,andhisrighteousness;andall these things shall be added unto you.
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Takethereforenothoughtfor the morrow:for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.Sufficient unto the day is the evilthereof.