Mat 6:25-33 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life , as to what you will eat or what you will drink ; nor for your body , as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food , and the body more than clothing ?

Matthew 6:25-33

The Cure for Anxiety

25 ^a“For this reason I say to you, ^{▼▼ Or stop being worried}do not be ^cworried about your ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 ^e“Look at the birds of the ^{▼▼ Lit heaven}air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 “And who of you by being ^gworried can ^hadd a single ^{▼▼ Lit cubit (approx 18 in.)}hour to his ^{▼▼ Or height}life? 28 “And why are you ^kworried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even ^lSolomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 “But if God so clothes the ^mgrass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? ⁿYou of little faith! 31 “Do not ^oworry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for ^pyour heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 “But ^{▼▼ Or continually seek}seek first ^{▼▼ Or the kingdom}His kingdom and His righteousness, and ^sall these things will be ^{▼▼ Or provided}added to you.