Passage
Matthew 6.34
Book: Matthew · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"32. For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33. But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
"34. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." (Matthew 6:32-34, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"32. For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33. But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well."
"34. Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient." (Matthew 6:32-34, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"32. (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
"34. 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." (Matthew 6:32-34, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"32. for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these; 33. but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you."
"34. 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." (Matthew 6:32-34, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- Audience: Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
- Location: first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
- Time period: events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- 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.
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