¹⁴ And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide,^[a] so today it is said, “It will be provided^[b] on the Lord’s mountain.”

The Cure for Anxiety

²⁵ “Therefore I tell you:^(A) Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?^{(B) 26} Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?^{(C) 27} Can any of you add one moment to his life span^[a] by worrying? ²⁸ And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. ²⁹ Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. ³⁰ If that’s how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, won’t he do much more for you—you of little faith?^{(D) 31} So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ ³² For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God^[b](E) and his righteousness,^(F) and all these things will be provided for you.^{(G) 34} Therefore don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble^(H) of its own.

²⁸ Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; ^(A) rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.^{(B) 29} Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny?^[a] Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s^(C) consent.^{[b] 30} But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.^{(D) 31} So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.^(E)

The Cure for Anxiety

²² Then he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you,^(A) don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.^{(B) 23} For life is more than food and the body more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the ravens:^(C) They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them.^(D) Aren’t you worth much more than the birds? ²⁵ Can any of you add one moment to his life span^[a] by worrying?^{(E) 26} If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?

²⁷ “Consider how the wildflowers grow: They don’t labor or spin thread. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon^(F) in all his splendor was adorned like one of these. ²⁸ If that’s how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and is thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more will he do for you—you of little faith?^{(G) 29} Don’t strive for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious. ³⁰ For the Gentile world eagerly seeks^(H) all these things, and your Father^(I) knows that you need them.

³¹ “But seek his kingdom,^(J) and these things will be provided for you.^{(K) 32} Don’t be afraid,^(L) little flock,^(M) because your Father delights^(N) to give you the kingdom.^{(O) 33} Sell^(P) your possessions and give to the poor.^(Q) Make money-bags^(R) for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure^(S) in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.^(T)

Fear God

⁴ “I say to you, my friends,^(A) don’t fear^(B) those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. ⁵ But I will show you the one to fear: Fear^(C) him who has authority to throw people into hell^(D) after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear! ⁶ Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies?^[a] Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.^{(E) 7} Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

¹⁹ And my God^(A) will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.