Mat 6:25-33 | NASB2020 | 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 life not more than food , and the body more than clothing ?

Matthew 6:25-33

The Cure for Anxiety

25 “ ^aFor 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 life not more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 ^eLook at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they? 27 And which of you by ^fworrying can ^gadd a single ^{▼▼Lit cubit (about 18 in. or 45 cm)}day to his ^{▼▼Or height}life’s span? 28 And why are you ^jworried about clothing? Notice how the lilies of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin thread for cloth, 29 yet I say to you that not even ^kSolomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the ^lgrass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? ^mYou of little faith! 31 Do not ⁿworry 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 ^oyour 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 ^rall these things will be ^{▼▼Or added}provided to you.