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Matthew 6:28 KJV
Matthew · chapter 6 · verse 28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:Matthew 6:28 · King James Version
Matthew 6:28 in context
26Behold 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?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
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Key words (Strong's)
- Considerkatamanthanōto learn thoroughly, examine carefully, to consider wellG2648 →
- thoughtmerimnaōto be anxious, to be troubled with cares, to care for, look out for , to seek to promote…G3309 →
- raimentendymagarment, raiment, cloak, an outer garmentG1742 →
- lilieskrinona flower, the lilyG2918 →
- fieldagrosland, the field, the country, a piece of land, bit of tillage, the farms, country seats…G68 →
- growauxanōto cause to grow, augment, to increase, become greater, to grow, increase, of plants, of…G837 →
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There is scarcely any one sin against which our Lord Jesus more largely and earnestly warns his disciples, or against which he arms them with more variety of arguments, than the sin of disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of life, which are a bad sign that both the treasure and the heart are on…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 25-34