Matthew 6:31 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 6:31

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

BSB

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ASV

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

KJV

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Therefore take no thought,.... That is, for the morrow, as it is explained, Luk 6:34 for it is lawful to take proper care and thought for present food, drink, and raiment; but not to be anxiously concerned for futurity; saying, what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or wherewithal shall we be clothed? These are a repetition of the several things instanced in, and are the very language and expressions of men of little faith; as in the above citation, מה אוכל למחר, "what shall I eat tomorrow?"

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

What 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.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

These verses are a striking example of the combined wisdom and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ’s teaching. He knows the heart of a man: he knows that we are always ready to turn off warnings against worldliness by the argument that we cannot help being anxious about the things of this life. “Have we not our families to provide for? Must not our bodily wants be supplied? How can we possibly get through life if we think first of our souls?” The Lord Jesus foresaw such thoughts and furnished an answer.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μὴ	mē	Not	G3361 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
μεριμνήσητε	merimnēsēte	shall you be anxious	G3309 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
τί	ti	What	G5101 →
φάγωμεν	phagōmen	shall we eat	G5315 →
ἢ	ē	Or	G2228 →
τί	ti	what	G5101 →
πίωμεν	piōmen	shall we drink	G4095 →
ἢ	ē	Or	G2228 →
τί	ti	what	G5101 →
περιβαλώμεθα;	peribalōmetha	shall we wear?	G4016 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
leads to
- Psalms 37:5
  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 55:22
  Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Philippians 4:6
  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Psalms 56:3–4
  When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
- Matthew 6:25–26
  Therefore 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…
Through
Matthew 4:4
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 8:3
  He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone,…
- Luke 4:4
  But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
Through
Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:7
  Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.