Matthew 6:26

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Look at the birds of the sky: they do not sow, they do not reap, and they do not store away in barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they are?

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  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they cry.
  • Job 38:41 : 41 Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about without food?
  • Luke 12:24-32 : 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26 If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin, yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will He clothe you—O you of little faith! 29 So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it. 30 For all the nations of the world eagerly seek these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
  • Matt 7:9 : 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
  • Matt 10:29-31 : 29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s care. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
  • Ps 104:27-28 : 27 All creatures look to You to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
  • Job 35:11 : 11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky.
  • Luke 12:6-7 : 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
  • Ps 104:11-12 : 11 They give drink to every wild animal; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12 The birds of the sky nest nearby; they sing among the branches.
  • Gen 1:29-31 : 29 Then God said, 'Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that bears fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so. 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
  • Matt 6:32 : 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

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  • Luke 12:22-33
    12 verses
    87%

    22Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

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

    24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

    25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

    26If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

    27Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin, yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.

    28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will He clothe you—O you of little faith!

    29So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it.

    30For all the nations of the world eagerly seek these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

    31Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

    32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.

    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

  • Matt 6:24-25
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    24No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

    25Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

  • Matt 6:27-34
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    27Who among you, by worrying, can add a single cubit to their lifespan?

    28Why do you worry about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field and how they grow. They do not toil or spin.

    29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.

    30If God so dresses the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the oven tomorrow, will He not much more clothe you—O you of little faith?

    31So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

    32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

    33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

    34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

  • Matt 10:28-31
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    28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

    29Aren’t two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s care.

    30But even the hairs of your head are all counted.

    31So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    6Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

    7Even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

  • Matt 6:8-9
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    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

    9This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    72%

    19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

    20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moths nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in or steal.

    21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

  • John 6:27
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    27'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'

  • Deut 28:26
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    26Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

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    1Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  • Prov 6:8
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    8yet she prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provisions at harvest.

  • Luke 6:36
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    36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

  • Ps 147:9
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    9He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they cry.

  • Matt 7:6
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    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • Matt 8:20
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    20Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'

  • Job 12:7
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    7"But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you."

  • Matt 13:4
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    4As he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them.

  • Job 38:41
    68%

    41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about without food?

  • Prov 23:5
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    5Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.

  • Luke 9:58
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    58Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.'

  • Matt 7:11
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    11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Mark 6:36
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    36'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'

  • Luke 8:5
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    5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.