Focused Passage

Matthew 6:25-34

Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom

Matthew moves from warning against visible-for-applause righteousness, to hidden giving, prayer, and fasting before the Father, to undivided treasure and service, and finally to freedom from anxiety through seeking first the kingdom.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

28And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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References and Original Words

Verse 25

Original words

ThereforeΔιὰG1223Preposition. . .τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural[do] notμὴG3361Adverbworry aboutμεριμνᾶτεG3309Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PlurallifeψυχῇG5590Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou will eatφάγητεG5315Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralorG2228Conjunction-τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulardrinkπίητεG4095Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralorμηδὲG3366Conjunction-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singular[about] yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralbodyσώματιG4983Noun - Dative Neuter SingularwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou will wearἐνδύσησθεG1746Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person PluralIsἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐχὶG3780IntPrtcl-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴG5590Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularmoreπλεῖόνG4119Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativethanτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfoodτροφῆςG5160Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbodyσῶμαG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[more] thanτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularclothesἐνδύματοςG1742Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 26

Original words

LookἐμβλέψατεG1689Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralatεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbirdsπετεινὰG4071Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularairοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionThey do not sowσπείρουσινG4687Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .οὐG3756Adverb[or]οὐδὲG3761ConjunctionreapθερίζουσινG2325Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[or]οὐδὲG3761ConjunctiongatherσυνάγουσινG4863Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositionbarnsἀποθήκαςG596Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluraland yetκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularheavenlyοὐράνιοςG3770Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularfeedsτρέφειG5142Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτάG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural{Are} youὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralnotοὐχG3756AdverbmuchμᾶλλονG3123Adverbmore valuableδιαφέρετεG1308Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralthan theyαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Verse 27

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularof youὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralbyἐξG1537PrepositionworryingμεριμνῶνG3309Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularaddπροσθεῖναιG4369Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activea singleἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularhourπῆχυνG4083Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartoἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularlifeἡλικίανG2244Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or a single cubit to his height; a cubit was approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters.
Verse 28

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionwhyτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardo you worryμεριμνᾶτεG3309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionclothesἐνδύματοςG1742Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularConsiderκαταμάθετεG2648Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralhowπῶςG4459AdverbtheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralliliesκρίναG2918Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularfieldἀγροῦG68Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulargrowαὐξάνουσινG837Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[They do] notοὐG3756AdverblaborκοπιῶσινG2872Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[or]οὐδὲG3761ConjunctionspinνήθουσινG3514Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 29

Original words

YetδὲG1161ConjunctionI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionnot evenοὐδὲG3761AdverbSolomonΣολομὼνG4672Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionallπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulargloryδόξῃG1391Noun - Dative Feminine Singularwas adornedπεριεβάλετοG4016Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularlikeὡςG5613AdverboneἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularof theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 30

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionIfεἰG1487Conjunctionthat is howοὕτωςG3779Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularclothesἀμφιέννυσινG294Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulargrassχόρτονG5528Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularfieldἀγροῦG68Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwhich is [here]ὄνταG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingulartodayσήμερονG4594AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontomorrowαὔριονG839Adverb[is] thrownβαλλόμενονG906Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519Prepositionthe furnaceκλίβανονG2823Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[will He] notοὐG3756AdverbmuchπολλῷG4183Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularmoreμᾶλλονG3123Adverb[clothe] youὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralO [you] of little faithὀλιγόπιστοιG3640Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural
Verse 31

Original words

ThereforeοὖνG3767Conjunction[do] notΜὴG3361AdverbworryμεριμνήσητεG3309Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralsayingλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularshall we eatφάγωμενG5315Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralorG2228ConjunctionWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularshall we drinkπίωμενG4095Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralorG2228ConjunctionWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularshall we wearπεριβαλώμεθαG4016Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural
Verse 32

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralGentilesἔθνηG1484Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralstrive afterἐπιζητοῦσινG1934Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural[and]γὰρG1063Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularheavenlyοὐράνιοςG3770Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularknowsοἶδενG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou needχρῄζετεG5535Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural-ἁπάντωνG537Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralthemτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 33

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionseekζητεῖτεG2212Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativetheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodθεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Pluralwill be addedπροστεθήσεταιG4369Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularunto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • SBL, WH, and NE seek first His kingdom; see also Luke 12:31.
Verse 34

Original words

ThereforeοὖνG3767Conjunction[do] notΜὴG3361AdverbworryμεριμνήσητεG3309Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralaboutεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartomorrowαὔριονG839Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontomorrowαὔριονG839Adverbwill worry aboutμεριμνήσειG3309Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitselfἑαυτῆςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularvvvτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularTodayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[has] enoughἀρκετὸνG713Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingulartroubleκακίαG2549Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularof its ownαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular

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