Matthew 6:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; Καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ, πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ, οὐδὲ νήθει:

Transliteration

And about endymatos why merimnate? Katamathete the krina of the agrou, how auxanei; not kopia, oude nēthei:

Grammar Details

*peri endymatos*: preposition + genitive, neuter, singular - concerning clothing
*ti merimnate*: interrogative pronoun + present active indicative, 2nd plural - why are you anxious
*Katamathete*: aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - observe/consider carefully
*krina*: accusative, neuter, plural - lilies
*agrou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of field
*pōs auxanei*: adverbial interrogative + present active indicative, 3rd singular - how it grows
*ou kopia*: negative particle + present active indicative, 3rd singular - it does not labor
*oude nēthei*: negative conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd singular - nor does it spin

Word Meanings

*endymatos*: clothing/garment/apparel
*merimnate*: are anxious/worry/are concerned
*Katamathete*: observe/consider carefully/learn thoroughly
*krina*: lilies/flowering plants
*agrou*: field/countryside/open land
*auxanei*: grows/increases/develops
*kopia*: labors/toils/works hard
*nēthei*: spins/makes thread

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 6:25 : 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?
Matt 6:31 : 31 Therefore take no thought, 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, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that 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 without purse, and scrip, and shoes , lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Phil 4:6 : 6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matt 10:10 : 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Luke 3:11 : 11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

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