²²And he said to his disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not be anxious for your^* life, what you will eat, or for your^* body, what you will wear. ²³For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. ²⁴Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; to them there is neither storeroom nor barn, and God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds? ²⁵And which of you by^* being anxious is able to add an hour^e to his life span? ²⁶If then you are not even able to do a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these. ²⁸But if God clothes the grass in the field in this way, although it^* is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he do so for^* you, you of little faith? ²⁹And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious. ³⁰For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹But seek his kingdom and these things will be added to you.

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Footnotes

*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being anxious”) which is understood as means
eOr “a cubit” (the literal meaning); most scholars understand this to refer figuratively to an “hour” of life here, though some take it as a literal measurement of height
*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as concessive
*The phrase “will he do so for” is not in the Greek text but is implied