Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
27But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?
Cross References
Genesis 6:21And take thou of all food that is eaten, and gather [it] to thee, that it may be for food for thee and for them.
Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?
Psalms 104:27These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
Psalms 147:9Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
Matthew 7:9Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask of him a loaf of bread, will give him a stone;
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before 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 →