Matthew 6:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

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  • Matt 6:25 : 25 So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?
  • Matt 6:31 : 31 Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
  • Luke 12:27 : 27 Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.
  • Luke 22:35-36 : 35 And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing. 36 And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword.
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.
  • Matt 10:10 : 10 Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.
  • Luke 3:11 : 11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 12:22-31
    10 verses
    91%

    22And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

    23Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

    24Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

    25And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

    26If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

    27Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

    28But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

    29And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

    30For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

    31But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

  • Matt 6:29-34
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    84%

    29But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

    30But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

    31Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

    33But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

    34Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

  • Matt 6:25-27
    3 verses
    83%

    25So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

    26See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

    27And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

  • Matt 6:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

    20But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

  • Matt 6:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

    8So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • Luke 12:6-7
    2 verses
    68%

    6Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

    7But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • Matt 10:29-31
    3 verses
    68%

    29Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

    30But the hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

  • Mark 6:9
    68%

    9They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.

  • Luke 7:25
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    25But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

  • Luke 12:15-17
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    15And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

    16And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

    17And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

  • Matt 11:8
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    8But what went you out to see? a man delicately clothed? Those who have fair robes are in kings' houses.

  • Ps 129:7
    67%

    7He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

  • Luke 12:33
    67%

    33Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

  • Luke 8:14
    67%

    14And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

  • Jas 1:11
    67%

    11For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

  • Mark 13:16
    66%

    16And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat.

  • Mark 4:26-27
    2 verses
    66%

    26And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,

    27And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

  • Prov 23:4
    66%

    4Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

  • Jas 4:14
    66%

    14When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

  • Prov 27:25
    66%

    25The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.

  • Luke 9:3
    66%

    3And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.

  • Matt 24:18
    66%

    18And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.

  • Luke 5:36
    66%

    36And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.

  • Matt 13:6
    66%

    6And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

  • Mark 4:32
    66%

    32But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.