Matthew 6:26
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?
King James Version
In Context
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
Cross References
Genesis 6:21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Psalms 104:27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Psalms 147:9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Matthew 7:9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is 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 →