Matthew 6:28

Matthew chapter 6 · verse 28 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

King James Version · 1611

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

American Standard Version · 1901

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

v.27And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

v.28This passage

v.29yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment?
Luke 22:35
And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing.
Luke 12:27
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 6:31
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Luke 3:11
And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.
Matthew 10:10
no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.