Matthew 6:31

So don't worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

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In The King James Version

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

In Context

30So if God decorates the fields like this, grass which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, won't he do much more for you, you people who trust so little?

32These are all the things that the heathen chase after, but your heavenly Father knows everything you need.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:20But if you ask, ‘What are we going to do in the seventh year if we do not sow or harvest our crops?’

Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good. Live in the land and feed on faithfulness.

Psalms 78:18They deliberately provoked God by demanding the foods they longed for.

Matthew 15:33“Where could we find enough bread here in this desert to feed such a huge crowd?” the disciples responded.

1 Peter 5:7Surrender all your worries to him, because he cares for you.

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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