Matthew 6:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore 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?”
Matthew 6:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 6:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 6:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”
Matthew 6:25 — World English Bible
Matthew 6:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Matthew 6:25 — American Standard Version
Matthew 6:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?”
Matthew 6:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 6:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment? ”
Matthew 6:25 — Darby Translation
Matthew 6:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your life, what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drinke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth then meate? and the bodie then raiment?”
Matthew 6:25 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 6:25 in Context — Matthew 6
23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 No 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.
25 Therefore 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?
26 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?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
What Does Matthew 6:25 Mean?
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