Matthew 6:26
look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
27'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
Cross References
Genesis 6:21'And thou, take to thyself of all food that is eaten; and thou hast gathered unto thyself, and it hath been to thee and to them for food.'
Job 38:41Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.
Psalms 104:27All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
Psalms 147:9Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
Matthew 7:9'Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf — a stone will he present to him?
Luke 12:6'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? 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 →