# Matthew 6.32

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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> 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>
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> **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>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.</span> (Matthew 6:30-34, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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> 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>
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> **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>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.</span> (Matthew 6:30-34, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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> 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>
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> **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>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.</span> (Matthew 6:30-34, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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> 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>
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> **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>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day [is] the evil of it.</span> (Matthew 6:30-34, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
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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._

- [G1484 - ethnos](/codex/g1484-ethnos/), *ethnos*, Strong's G1484
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater*, Strong's G3962
- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), *oida*, Strong's G1492
- [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas*, Strong's G3956

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## Quoted in

**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/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1484 - ethnos](/codex/g1484-ethnos/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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.