Matthew 6:31

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Putting all your troubles on him, for he takes care of you.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
  • Ps 55:22 : 22 Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.
  • Matt 15:33 : 33 And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?
  • Luke 12:29 : 29 And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.
  • Lev 25:20-22 : 20 And if you say, Where will our food come from in the seventh year, when we may not put in seed, or get in the increase 21 Then I will send my blessing on you in the sixth year, and the land will give fruit enough for three years. 22 And in the eighth year you will put in your seed, and get your food from the old stores, till the fruit of the ninth year is ready.
  • 2 Chr 25:9 : 9 Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.
  • Ps 78:18-31 : 18 Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire. 19 They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land? 20 See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people? 21 So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel; 22 Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation. 23 And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open; 24 And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven. 25 Man took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure. 26 He sent an east wind from heaven, driving on the south wind by his power. 27 He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea, 28 And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents. 29 So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire; 30 But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths, 31 The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

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  • Matt 6:24-30
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    91%

    24 No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

    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?

    26 See 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?

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

    28 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:

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

    30 But 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?

  • Luke 12:22-33
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    87%

    22 And 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.

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

    24 Give 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!

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

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

    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.

    28 But 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?

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

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

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

    32 Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

    33 Give 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.

  • Matt 6:32-34
    3 verses
    86%

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

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

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

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

  • Matt 6:7-11
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    7 And 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.

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

    9 Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

    10 Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

    11 Give us this day bread for our needs.

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    75%

    19 Make 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.

    20 But 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:

    21 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • John 6:27
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    27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

  • Mark 6:36-37
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    73%

    36 Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

    37 But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

  • Luke 11:3
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    3 Give us every day bread for our needs.

  • Luke 12:15
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    15 And 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.

  • Mark 6:9
    72%

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

  • Matt 6:1
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    1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  • Luke 6:30-31
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    71%

    30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

    31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • Phil 4:6
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    6 Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

  • Matt 10:31
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    31 Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • Matt 10:9
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    9 Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;

  • Matt 10:19
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    19 But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

  • John 6:5
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    5 Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

  • Luke 9:3
    70%

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

  • Luke 22:35
    70%

    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.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    70%

    17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

  • Mark 6:31
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    31 And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

  • John 6:31
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    31 Our fathers had the manna in the waste land, as the Writings say, He gave them bread from heaven.