Matthew 6:31

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Casting all your care upon Him; for He cares for you.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; so you shall dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.
  • Ps 55:22 : 22 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
  • Matt 15:33 : 33 And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
  • Luke 12:29 : 29 And do not seek what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, nor be of anxious mind.
  • Lev 25:20-22 : 20 And if you shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: 21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. 22 And you shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in you shall eat of the old store.
  • 2 Chr 25:9 : 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give you much more than this.
  • Ps 78:18-31 : 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their desire. 19 Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he struck the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in his salvation: 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the grain of heaven. 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, all around their habitations. 29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 30 They were not estranged from their desire. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, 31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and struck down the chosen men of Israel.
  • Matt 4:4 : 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

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  • Matt 6:24-30
    7 verses
    91%

    24 No 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.

    25 Therefore 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?

    26 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?

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

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

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

    30 Therefore, 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?

  • Luke 12:22-33
    12 verses
    87%

    22 And 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.

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

    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.

    33 Sell 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 6:32-34
    3 verses
    86%

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

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

    34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
    78%

    8 And having food and clothing, let us be content with that.

  • Matt 6:7-11
    5 verses
    78%

    7 But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

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

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

    10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

    11 Give us this day our daily bread.

  • Matt 6:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

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

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

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

  • John 6:27
    74%

    27 Do 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.

  • Mark 6:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

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

    37 He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them to eat?

  • Luke 11:3
    72%

    3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

  • Luke 12:15
    72%

    15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

  • Mark 6:9
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    9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

  • Matt 6:1
    72%

    1 Be 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.

  • Luke 6:30-31
    2 verses
    71%

    30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them back.

    31 And as you would that men should do to you, do also to them likewise.

  • Phil 4:6
    71%

    6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

  • Matt 10:31
    71%

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

  • Matt 10:9
    71%

    9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts,

  • Matt 10:19
    71%

    19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what you shall speak.

  • John 6:5
    71%

    5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, so these may eat?

  • Luke 9:3
    70%

    3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.

  • Luke 22:35
    70%

    35 And he said to them, When I sent you without money bag, and knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything? And they said, Nothing.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    70%

    17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Mark 6:31
    70%

    31 And he said to them, Come apart by yourselves into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

  • John 6:31
    70%

    31 Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.