Matthew 6:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

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  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry.
  • Job 38:41 : 41 Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God, and wander about for lack of food?
  • Luke 12:24-32 : 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If you then are not able to do the least thing, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they do not labor, they do not spin; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith? 29 And do not seek what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, nor be of anxious mind. 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But rather seek the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you. 32 Do not fear, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  • Matt 7:9 : 9 Or what man among you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
  • Matt 10:29-31 : 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Therefore, do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows.
  • Ps 104:27-28 : 27 These all wait for You, that You may give them their food in due season. 28 What You give them they gather: You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. 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 heaven?
  • Luke 12:6-7 : 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies, and not one of them is forgotten before God? 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
  • Ps 104:11-12 : 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
  • Gen 1:29-31 : 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so. 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
  • Matt 6:32 : 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

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  • Luke 12:22-33
    12 verses
    87%

    22And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for the body, what you shall wear.

    23Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

    24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the birds?

    25And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

    26If you then are not able to do the least thing, why are you anxious about the rest?

    27Consider the lilies how they grow: they do not labor, they do not spin; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

    28If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

    29And do not seek what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, nor be of anxious mind.

    30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you need these things.

    31But rather seek the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you.

    32Do not fear, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

    33Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches, nor moth destroys.

  • Matt 6:24-25
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    85%

    24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

    25Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

  • Matt 6:27-34
    8 verses
    82%

    27Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

    28And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin,

    29and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    30Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

    31Therefore do not worry, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we wear?

    32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

    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 its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

  • Matt 10:28-31
    4 verses
    78%

    28And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

    29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father.

    30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31Therefore, do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows.

  • Luke 12:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

    7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.

  • Matt 6:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask Him.

    9In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    72%

    19Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

    20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

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

  • John 6:27
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    27Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed.

  • Deut 28:26
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    26And your carcass shall be food unto all fowl of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall frighten them away.

  • Matt 6:1
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    1Be careful not to do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise, you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

  • Prov 6:8
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    8Provides her food in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

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

  • Ps 147:9
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    9He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry.

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

  • Matt 8:20
    69%

    20And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

  • Job 12:7
    69%

    7But ask now the beasts, and they will teach you; and the birds of the air, and they will tell you:

  • Matt 13:4
    69%

    4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

  • Job 38:41
    68%

    41Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God, and wander about for lack of food?

  • Prov 23:5
    68%

    5Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

  • Luke 9:58
    68%

    58And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

  • Matt 7:11
    68%

    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
    68%

    16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Mark 6:36
    68%

    36Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

  • Luke 8:5
    68%

    5A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.