Matthew 6:26
Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
27And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?
Cross References
Genesis 6:21And take thou to thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee, and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Job 38:41Who provides for the raven his prey when his young ones cry to God, [and] wander for lack of food?
Psalms 104:27These all wait for thee, that thou may give them their food in due season.
Psalms 147:9He gives to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
Matthew 7:9Or what man is there of you, who, if his son may ask for bread, will give him a stone,
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:26-34
The Sermon on the Mount. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider… Read the whole commentary →