Matthew 6:25

Worry and anxiety Money and wealth

²³ But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

²⁴ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
KJV: 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?
WEB: Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
ASV: Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment?
DARBY: For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
BLB: Because of this I say to you⁺, do not be anxious for your⁺ life, what you⁺ might eat or what you⁺ might drink, nor for your⁺ body, what you⁺ might put on. Is not life more than food, and the body [more] than clothing?

ÅB: «Derfor sier jeg dere: Ikke vær bekymret for livet deres; hva dere skal spise og hva dere skal drikke. Heller ikke for kroppen deres; hva dere skal kle dere med! Er ikke livet mer enn maten, og kroppen mer enn klærne?
OTB: "Derfor sier jeg dere, vær ikke bekymret for livet, hva dere skal spise eller drikke, eller for kroppen, hva dere skal ha på dere. Er ikke livet mer enn mat, og kroppen mer enn klær?
B1930: Derfor sier jeg eder: Vær ikke bekymret for eders liv, hvad I skal ete og hvad I skal drikke, eller for eders legeme, hvad I skal klæ eder med! Er ikke livet mere enn maten, og legemet mere enn klærne?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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Romans 8:32
He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
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1 Peter 5:7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
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Psalms 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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Luke 12:22–31
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
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Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
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Matthew 6:27–28
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
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Mark 4:19
And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
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