Matthew 6:32
30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, 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?’
For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
- KJV
- (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
- WEB
- For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
- ASV
- For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
- DARBY
- for all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.
- BLB
- For the nations seek after all these things. For your⁺ heavenly Father knows that you⁺ have need of all of these.
- ÅB
- For alt slikt søker hedningene etter, og den himmelske Faren deres vet at dere trenger alt dette.
- OTB
- For hedningene søker ivrig etter alle disse tingene, og deres himmelske Far vet at dere trenger dem.
- B1930
- For alt slikt søker hedningene efter, og eders himmelske Fader vet at I trenger til alt dette.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 6:8
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Read in contextLuke 12:30
For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Read in contextEphesians 4:17
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
Read in contextLuke 11:11–13
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
Read in contextPsalms 17:14
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
Read in contextMatthew 20:25–26
But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
Read in contextPsalms 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
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