Matthew 6:28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor spin;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
27And which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature[6:27]?
29and I say to you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Cross References
Matthew 6:31Take not thought therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewith shall we be clothed?
Luke 3:11He answering says to them: He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.
Luke 22:35And he said to them: When I sent you without purse, and bag, and sandals, lacked ye anything? And they said: Nothing.
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 →