Matthew 6:33

But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

In Context

32Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

34Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:11And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;

2 Chronicles 1:7In that night God came to Solomon in a vision, and said to him, Say what I am to give you.

Psalms 34:9\34:8\By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

Psalms 37:18The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

Psalms 84:11\84:10\For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

Proverbs 3:9Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

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 →

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