Matthew 6:31

Matthew 6:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
• New International Version (NIV)So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
• New Living Translation (NLT)“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’

Context of Matthew 6:31

29and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Matthew 6:31 word by word

μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε λέγοντες· τί φάγωμεν ἢ τί πίωμεν ἢ τί περιβαλώμεθα;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• takeμεριμνάωmerimnaō · to worryG3309
• noμήmē · notG3361
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall we eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• orἤē · orG2228
• shall we drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• shall we be clothedπεριβάλλωperiballō · to clotheG4016

Cross-references for Matthew 6:31

• Matthew 4:4But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
• Matthew 15:33Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”
• Leviticus 25:20‘And if you say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, since we shall not sow nor gather in our produce?”
• 2 Chronicles 25:9Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.”
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
• Psalms 55:22Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
• Psalms 78:18And they tested God in their heart By asking for the food of their fancy.
• Luke 12:29“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.
• 1 Peter 5:7casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Commentaries on Matthew 6:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? etc. - These three inquiries engross the whole attention of those who are living without God in the world. The belly and back of a worldling are his compound god; and these he worships in the lust of the flesh, in the lust of the eye, and in the pride of life.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-34Verses 25-34 There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as much as the love of wealth does the rich. But there is a carefulness about temporal things which is a duty, though we must not carry these lawful cares too far. Take no thought for your life. Not about the length of it; but refer it to God to lengthen…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-34Jesus taught people to live without worry by trusting God to provide for them. His disciples abandoned everything (Matthew 4:18–22; 9:9; 10:5–14). Jesus encouraged them that God would provide their needs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. Therefore take no thought--solicitude. saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 6:31

• Blessing
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• Commandments
• Covetousness
• Faith
• Gentiles
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• Religion
• Trouble
• Worldliness

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Commentaries on Matthew 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings