⁸ And ^(A)the Lord is the one who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. ^(B)He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.”

³¹ Do not ^(A)worry then, saying, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear for clothing?’ ³² For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for ^(B)your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. ³³ But ^[a]seek first ^[b]His kingdom and His righteousness, and ^(C)all these things will be ^[c]provided to you.

³⁴ “So do not ^(D)worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will ^[d]worry about itself. ^[e]Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Be Ready for His Coming

⁴² “Therefore ^(A)be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. ⁴³ But ^[a]be sure of this, that ^(B)if the head of the house had known ^(C)at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. ⁴⁴ For this reason ^(D)you must be ready as well; for ^(E)the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.