Matthew 6:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

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  • Matt 6:25 : 25 Do Not Worry“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
  • Matt 6:31 : 31 So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’
  • Luke 12:27 : 27 Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!
  • Luke 22:35-36 : 35 Then Jesus said to them,“When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied,“Nothing.” 36 He said to them,“But now, the one who has a money bag must take it, and likewise a traveler’s bag too. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
  • Matt 10:10 : 10 no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.
  • Luke 3:11 : 11 John answered them,“The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”

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  • Luke 12:22-31
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    22Exhortation Not to Worry Then Jesus said to his disciples,“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

    23For there is more to life than food, and more to the body 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 the birds!

    25And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?

    26So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?

    27Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

    28And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

    29So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.

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

    31Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

  • Matt 6:29-34
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    29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

    30And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

    31So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’

    32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

    33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

    34So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

  • Matt 6:25-27
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    83%

    25Do Not Worry“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

    26Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?

    27And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

  • Matt 6:19-20
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    19Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

    20But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and devouring insect do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

  • Matt 6:7-8
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    7When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    6Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

    7In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

  • Matt 10:29-31
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    29Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

    30Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

    31So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
    68%

    8But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that.

  • Mark 6:9
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    9and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics.

  • Luke 7:25
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    25What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Look, those who wear soft clothing and live in luxury are in the royal palaces!

  • Luke 12:15-17
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    15Then he said to them,“Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

    16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

    17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

  • Matt 11:8
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    8What did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Look, those who wear soft clothing are in the palaces of kings!

  • Ps 129:7
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    7which cannot fill the reaper’s hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

  • Luke 12:33
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    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out– a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

  • Luke 8:14
    67%

    14As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

  • Jas 1:11
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    11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

  • Mark 13:16
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    16The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

  • Mark 4:26-27
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    26The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said,“The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

    27He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

  • Jas 4:14
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    14You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

  • Prov 27:25
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    25When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

  • Luke 9:3
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    3He said to them,“Take nothing for your journey– no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic.

  • Matt 24:18
    66%

    18and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

  • Luke 5:36
    66%

    36He also told them a parable:“No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old garment. If he does, he will have torn the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

  • Matt 13:6
    66%

    6But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

  • Mark 4:32
    66%

    32when it is sown, it grows up, becomes the greatest of all garden plants, and grows large branches so that the wild birds can nest in its shade.”