Verse 26
Beholde the fowles of the ayre: For they sowe not, neither do they reape, nor cary into the barnes: yet your heauenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they?
Referenced Verses
- Ps 147:9 : 9 He geueth vnto cattell their foode: euen vnto Rauens which call for it.
- Job 38:41 : 41 Who prouideth meate for the rauen, when his young ones crye vnto God, and flee about for lacke of meate?
- Luke 12:24-32 : 24 Consider the Rauens, for they neither sowe nor reape, whiche neither haue storehouse nor barne, and God feedeth them: Howe much more are ye better then fethered fowles? 25 Which of you, with takyng thought, can adde to his stature one cubite? 26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnaunt? 27 Consider the Lylies how they growe, they labour not, they spinne not: and yet I say vnto you, that Solomon in al his royaltie was not clothed lyke one of these. 28 If God so clothe the grasse, whiche is to daye in the fielde, and to morowe is cast into the furnasse, howe much more wyll he clothe you, O ye of litle fayth? 29 And aske not ye what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drynke, neither be ye of doubtfull mynde: 30 For all suche thynges do the Heathen people of the worlde seke for: and your father knoweth that ye haue neede of these thynges. 31 But rather seke ye after ye kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you. 32 Feare not litle flocke, for it is your fathers pleasure to geue you a kyngdome.
- Matt 7:9 : 9 Is there any among you, which, yf his sonne aske hym bread, wyll geue hym a stone?
- Matt 10:29-31 : 29 Are not two litle sparowes solde for a farthyng? And one of the shall not light on the grounde, without your father. 30 Yea, euen all the heeres of your head are numbred. 31 Feare ye not therefore, ye are of more value then many sparowes.
- Ps 104:27-28 : 27 These wayte all vpon thee: that thou mayest geue them meate in due season. 28 When thou geuest it them, they gather it: and when thou openest thyne hand, they are filled with that which is good.
- Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all wayte vpon thee: and thou geuest them their meate in due season. 16 Thou openest thyne hande: and thou satisfiest the desire of euery thing liuing.
- Job 35:11 : 11 Which teacheth vs more the the beastes of the earth, and geueth vs more wysdome then the foules of heauen.
- Luke 12:6-7 : 6 Are not fyue sparrowes bought for two farthynges? and not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Also, eue the very heeres of your head are all numbred. Feare not therfore, ye are more of value the many sparrowes.
- Ps 104:11-12 : 11 All beastes of the fielde drinke therof: and the wylde asses quench their thirst. 12 The foules of the ayre haue their habitation nigh vnto them: singing out of the midst of the bowes of trees.
- Gen 1:29-31 : 29 And God sayde: beholde, I haue geuen you euery hearbe bearing seede, which is in the vpper face of all ye earth, and euery tree in the which is the fruite of a tree bearing seede, that they may be meate vnto you: 30 To euery beast of the earth also, and to euery birde of the aire, and to euery such thing that creepeth vpon ye earth, which doth liue, I haue geuen euery greene hearbe for meate: and it was so. 31 And God sawe euery thyng that he had made: and beholde, it was exceedyng good. And the euenyng & the mornyng were the sixth day.
- Matt 6:32 : 32 (For after all these thynges, do the Gentiles seke:) for your heauenly father knoweth, that ye haue nede of all these thynges.