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Matthew 6:26 — Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap…
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”
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The verses around Matthew 6:26.
24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Verse explanation
The “fowls of the air” do not store food the way humans do, and yet they survive; the argument uses this simple, everyday example to question the value of excessive worry.
From the Matthew 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Matthew 6:26 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Olhae para as aves do céu, que nem semeiam, nem segam, nem ajuntam em celleiros; e vosso Pae celestial as alimenta. Não tendes vós muito mais valor do que ellas?
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Olhai para as aves do céu, que não semeiam, nem ceifam, nem ajuntam em celeiros; e contudo vosso Pai celestial as alimenta. Não sois vós muito mais importantes que elas?
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Miren las aves—ellas no siembran ni cosechan, ni guardan alimento en los graneros, porque el Padre celestial las alimenta. ¿No son ustedes más que las aves?
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More verses about finances & provision
- Philippians 4:19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Proverbs 3:9Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
- Malachi 3:10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith…
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