Matthew 6:25-34

Do Not Be Anxious

25 "Therefore I say to you, y do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 z "Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 "Which of you by worrying can add one 1 cubit to his 2 stature? 28 "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 "and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not 3 arrayed like one of these. 30 "Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32 "For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 "But a seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 55:22
    Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
    Luke 12:22
    Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.
    Philippians 4:6
    Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
    1 Peter 5:7
    Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
  2. Cross References
    Job 38:41
    Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?
    Psalms 147:9
    He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.
    Matthew 10:29
    Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
    Luke 12:24
    Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:13
    And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.
    Luke 12:31
    But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
    1 Timothy 4:8
    For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.