Do Not Worry(A)

25 “Therefore I say to you, (B)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 (C)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 of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one [a]cubit to his [b]stature?

28 “So 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 [c]arrayed like one of these. 30 Now 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?

31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But (D)seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall 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.

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  1. Matthew 6:27 About 18 inches
  2. Matthew 6:27 height
  3. Matthew 6:29 dressed

Do Not Worry(A)

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry(B) about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.(C) Are you not much more valuable than they?(D) 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?(E)

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor(F) was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?(G) 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.(H) 33 But seek first his kingdom(I) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(J) 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

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  1. Matthew 6:27 Or single cubit to your height

45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for (A)He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

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45 that you may be children(A) of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.(B)

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11 (A)In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to (B)the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

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11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

Nebuchadnezzar Praises God

34 And (A)at the end of the [a]time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him (B)who lives forever:

For His dominion is (C)an everlasting dominion,
And His kingdom is from generation to generation.
35 (D)All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing;
(E)He does according to His will in the army of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth.
(F)No one can restrain His hand
Or say to Him, (G)“What have You done?”

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  1. Daniel 4:34 Lit. days

34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity(A) was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.(B)

His dominion is an eternal dominion;
    his kingdom(C) endures from generation to generation.(D)
35 All the peoples of the earth
    are regarded as nothing.(E)
He does as he pleases(F)
    with the powers of heaven
    and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back(G) his hand(H)
    or say to him: “What have you done?”(I)

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23 (A)He makes nations great, and destroys them;
He [a]enlarges nations, and guides them.

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  1. Job 12:23 Lit. spreads out

23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(A)
    he enlarges nations,(B) and disperses them.(C)

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31 “Can you bind the cluster of the (A)Pleiades,[a]
Or loose the belt of Orion?
32 Can you bring out [b]Mazzaroth in its season?
Or can you guide [c]the Great Bear with its cubs?
33 Do you know (B)the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you set their dominion over the earth?

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  1. Job 38:31 Or the Seven Stars
  2. Job 38:32 Lit. Constellations
  3. Job 38:32 Or Arcturus

31 “Can you bind the chains[a] of the Pleiades?
    Can you loosen Orion’s belt?(A)
32 Can you bring forth the constellations(B) in their seasons[b]
    or lead out the Bear[c] with its cubs?(C)
33 Do you know the laws(D) of the heavens?(E)
    Can you set up God’s[d] dominion over the earth?

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  1. Job 38:31 Septuagint; Hebrew beauty
  2. Job 38:32 Or the morning star in its season
  3. Job 38:32 Or out Leo
  4. Job 38:33 Or their

12 “Have you (A)commanded the morning since your days began,
And caused the dawn to know its place,

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12 “Have you ever given orders to the morning,(A)
    or shown the dawn its place,(B)

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For (A)He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
Likewise to the [a]gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.

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  1. Job 37:6 Lit. shower of rain

He says to the snow,(A) ‘Fall on the earth,’
    and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’(B)

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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

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33 The lot is cast(A) into the lap,
    but its every decision(B) is from the Lord.(C)

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The Lord Considers the Heart

21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the [a]rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes.

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  1. Proverbs 21:1 channels

21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
    that he channels toward all who please him.(A)

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14 (A)He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the service of man,
That he may bring forth (B)food from the earth,
15 And (C)wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the birds make their nests;
The stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 The high hills are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the (D)rock[a] badgers.

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  1. Psalm 104:18 rock hyraxes

14 He makes grass grow(A) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food(B) from the earth:
15 wine(C) that gladdens human hearts,
    oil(D) to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains(E) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(F) are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon(G) that he planted.
17 There the birds(H) make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(I)
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(J)

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For I know that (A)the Lord is great,
And our Lord is above all gods.
(B)Whatever the Lord pleases He does,
In heaven and in earth,
In the seas and in all deep places.
(C)He causes the [a]vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
(D)He makes lightning for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His (E)treasuries.

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  1. Psalm 135:7 Water vapor

I know that the Lord is great,(A)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.(B)
The Lord does whatever pleases him,(C)
    in the heavens and on the earth,(D)
    in the seas and all their depths.
He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain(E)
    and brings out the wind(F) from his storehouses.(G)

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28 for (A)in Him we live and move and have our being, (B)as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

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28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a](A) As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]

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  1. Acts 17:28 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
  2. Acts 17:28 From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus