Matthew 6:28

American Standard Version (1901)

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 6:25 : 25 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?
  • Matt 6:31 : 31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
  • Luke 12:27 : 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
  • Luke 22:35-36 : 35 And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing. 36 And he said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
  • Matt 10:10 : 10 no wallet for [your] journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
  • Luke 3:11 : 11 And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 12:22-31
    10 verses
    91%

    22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

    23For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

    24Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

    25And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

    26If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

    27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    28But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

    29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

    30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

    31Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

  • Matt 6:29-34
    6 verses
    84%

    29yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    30But if God doth 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?

    31Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    34Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

  • Matt 6:25-27
    3 verses
    83%

    25Therefore 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?

    26Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

    27And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

  • Matt 6:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

    20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

  • Matt 6:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

    8Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

  • Luke 12:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

    7But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  • Matt 10:29-31
    3 verses
    68%

    29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:

    30but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
    68%

    8but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.

  • Mark 6:9
    68%

    9but [to go] shod with sandals: and, [said he], put not on two coats.

  • Luke 7:25
    68%

    25But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

  • Luke 12:15-17
    3 verses
    68%

    15And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

    16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

    17and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

  • Matt 11:8
    68%

    8But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft [raiment] ? Behold, they that wear soft [raiment] are in kings' houses.

  • Ps 129:7
    67%

    7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • Luke 12:33
    67%

    33Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

  • Luke 8:14
    67%

    14And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

  • Jas 1:11
    67%

    11For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.

  • Mark 13:16
    66%

    16and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.

  • Mark 4:26-27
    2 verses
    66%

    26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

    27and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

  • Prov 23:4
    66%

    4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Jas 4:14
    66%

    14whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

  • Prov 27:25
    66%

    25The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

  • Luke 9:3
    66%

    3And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

  • Matt 24:18
    66%

    18and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.

  • Luke 5:36
    66%

    36And he spake also a parable unto them: No man rendeth a piece from a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the old.

  • Matt 13:6
    66%

    6and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

  • Mark 4:32
    66%

    32yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.