Matthew 6:25-34

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Do Not Be Anxious

²⁵^(A)“Therefore I tell you, ^(B)do not be anxious 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: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. ^(D)Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his ^(E)span of life?^[a] ²⁸And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, ²⁹yet I tell you, ^(F)even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, ^(G)O you of little faith? ³¹Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³²For ^(H)the Gentiles seek after all these things, and ^(I)your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. ³³But ^(J)seek first ^(K)the kingdom of God and his righteousness, ^(L)and all these things will be added to you.

³⁴^(M)“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

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Matthew 6:27 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

Luke 12:22-32

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Do Not Be Anxious

²²And he said to his disciples, ^(A)“Therefore I tell you, ^(B)do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. ²³For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. ²⁴^(C)Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. ^(D)Of how much more value are you than the birds! ²⁵And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his ^(E)span of life?^[a] ²⁶If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,^[b] yet I tell you, ^(F)even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ²⁸But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, ^(G)O you of little faith! ²⁹And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor ^(H)be worried. ³⁰For ^(I)all the nations of the world seek after these things, and ^(J)your Father knows that you need them. ³¹Instead, ^(K)seek ^(L)his^[c] kingdom, ^(M)and these things will be added to you.

³²^(N)“Fear not, little ^(O)flock, for ^(P)it is your Father's good pleasure to give you ^(Q)the kingdom.

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Luke 12:25 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Luke 12:27 Some manuscripts Consider the lilies; they neither spin nor weave
Luke 12:31 Some manuscripts God's