Matthew 6:25

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Therfore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, or drynke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the lyfe more worth then meate? & the body then rayment?

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  • Matt 6:31 : 31 Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 Be carefull for nothyng: but in all thynges, let your petition be manifest vnto God, in prayer and supplication with geuyng of thankes.
  • 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Cast all your care vpon hym, for he careth for you.
  • Matt 6:34 : 34 Care not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe. Sufficient vnto the day, is the euyll therof.
  • Luke 12:22-31 : 22 And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I say vnto you, take no thought for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, neither for the body what ye shall put on. 23 The lyfe is more then meate, and the body is more then rayment. 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.
  • Matt 6:27-28 : 27 Which of you, by takyng of carefull thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature? 28 And why care ye for rayment? Learne of the Lylies of the fielde, howe they growe. They weery not them selues with labour, neither do they spinne:
  • 1 Cor 7:32 : 32 I woulde haue you without care: He that is vnmaryed, careth for the thinges that belong to the Lorde, how he may please the Lorde:
  • Ps 55:22 : 22 O cast thy burthen vpon God, and he wyll vpholde thee: he wyll not suffer at any time the righteous to moue.
  • Luke 12:4-5 : 4 And I say vnto you my friendes, be not afrayde of them that kyll the body, and after that, haue no more that they can do. 5 But I wyll forewarne you who you shall feare: Feare hym, which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell, yea I say vnto you, feare hym.
  • Rom 8:32 : 32 Which spared not his owne sonne, but gaue hym for vs all: Howe shall he not with hym also geue vs all thynges?
  • Matt 10:19 : 19 But whe they delyuer you vp, take ye no thought, how or what ye shal speake. For it shalbe geuen you, euen in that same houre, what ye shall speake.
  • Matt 13:22 : 22 He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull.
  • Mark 4:19 : 19 And the cares of this worlde, and the deceytfulnesse of ryches, and the lustes of other thynges enter in, and choke the worde, and it is made vnfruitefull.
  • Mark 13:11 : 11 But when they leade you, and present you, be not carefull aforehande, neither take thought what ye shall speake: but whatsoeuer is geuen you in the same houre, that speake ye. For it is not ye that speake, but the holy ghost.
  • Luke 8:14 : 14 And that which fell among thornes, are they, which whe they haue hearde, go foorth, and are choked with cares & ryches, and voluptuous lyuyng, & bring foorth no fruite.
  • Luke 10:40-41 : 40 But Martha was cumbred about much seruing, and came to hym, & saide: Lorde, doest thou not care that my sister hath lefte me to serue alone? Byd her therfore that she helpe me. 41 And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto her: Martha, Martha, thou art carefull, and troubled about many thynges:
  • Luke 12:8-9 : 8 Also I say vnto you, whosoeuer confesseth me before men, hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also, before the angels of God. 9 But he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels of God.
  • Luke 12:11 : 11 And when they bryng you vnto the synagogues, and vnto the rulers and officers, take ye no thought, how or what thyng ye shall aunswere, or what ye shall speake.
  • 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No man that warreth, entangleth hym selfe with thaffayres of this lyfe, that he may please hym which hath chosen hym to be a souldier.
  • Heb 13:5-6 : 5 Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, beyng content with such thynges as ye haue. For he hath sayde: I wyll not fayle thee, neither forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldely saye, the Lorde is my helper, and I wyll not feare what man way do vnto me.
  • Matt 5:22-28 : 22 But I say vnto you, that who so euer is angry with his brother, vnaduisedly, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And who so euer shall say vnto his brother, racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell: But, whosoeuer shall saye (thou) foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fire. 23 Therfore, if thou bring thy gyft to the aulter, and there remembrest, that thy brother hath ought agaynst thee: 24 Leaue there thy gyft, before the aulter, and go thy way, first and be reconciled to thy brother: and then, come and offer thy gyft. 25 Agree with thyne aduersarie quicklye, whyles thou art in the waye with him: lest at any tyme the aduersarie deliuer thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the minister, and then thou be cast into pryson. 26 Ueryly I say vnto thee, thou shalt not come out thence, tyll thou hast payde the vtmost farthyng. 27 Ye haue hearde, that it was sayde vnto them of olde tyme: Thou shalt not commit adultry. 28 But I say vnto you, that whosoeuer loketh on a woman, to luste after her, hath committed adultry with her alredy, in his heart.

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    21So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.

    22And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I say vnto you, take no thought for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, neither for the body what ye shall put on.

    23The lyfe is more then meate, and the body is more then rayment.

    24Consider 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?

    25Which of you, with takyng thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

    26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnaunt?

    27Consider 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.

    28If 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?

    29And aske not ye what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drynke, neither be ye of doubtfull mynde:

    30For all suche thynges do the Heathen people of the worlde seke for: and your father knoweth that ye haue neede of these thynges.

    31But rather seke ye after ye kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you.

    32Feare not litle flocke, for it is your fathers pleasure to geue you a kyngdome.

    33Sell that ye haue, and geue almes: and prepare you bagges whiche waxe not olde, euen a treasure that fayleth not in heauen, where no thiefe cometh, neither moth corrupteth.

    34For where your treasure is, there wyl your hearte be also.

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    26Beholde 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?

    27Which of you, by takyng of carefull thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature?

    28And why care ye for rayment? Learne of the Lylies of the fielde, howe they growe. They weery not them selues with labour, neither do they spinne:

    29And yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his royaltie, was not arayed lyke one of these.

    30Wherfore, yf God so clothe the grasse of the fielde, which though it stande to day, is to morowe cast into the ouen: shall he not much more do the same for you, O ye of litle fayth?

    31Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these thynges, do the Gentiles seke:) for your heauenly father knoweth, that ye haue nede of all these thynges.

    33But rather, seke ye first the kyngdome of God, and his ryghteousnesse, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you.

    34Care not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe. Sufficient vnto the day, is the euyll therof.

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    27Labour not for the meate whiche perisheth, but for that whiche endureth vnto euerlastyng lyfe, which meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you: For hym hath God the father sealed.

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