Matthew 6:28
And, about clothing, why are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies of the field, how they grow,—they toil not neither do they spin;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
27But who from among you, being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?
29And yet, I say unto you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like, one of these!
Cross References
Matthew 6:31Do not then be anxious saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or Wherewithal shall we be arrayed?
Luke 3:11And, answering, he said unto them—He that hath two tunics, let him share with him that hath none, and, he that hath food, in like manner, let him be doing.
Luke 22:35And he said unto them—When I sent you forth, without purse or satchel or sandals, of anything, came ye short? And, they, said—Of 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 →