# Matthew 6.30

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.</span> (Matthew 6:28-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, won’t he much more clothe you, you of little faith?</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.</span> (Matthew 6:28-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.</span> (Matthew 6:28-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. <span class="rl-speech">and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.</span>
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> **30. <span class="rl-speech">'And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe, not much more you, O ye of little faith?</span>**
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> 31. <span class="rl-speech">therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;</span> (Matthew 6:28-32, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Continuance of Being](/codex/argument-from-the-continuance-of-being/)
- [Inherited Guilt and Visiting Iniquity Objection Defeater](/codex/inherited-guilt-and-visiting-iniquity-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 6](/codex/matthew-6/)
- [Sermon on the Mount](/codex/sermon-on-the-mount/), via [Matthew 6](/codex/matthew-6/), [Matthew 6.19-34](/codex/matthew-6-19-34/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.