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Matthew 6:28

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6:28Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers38 of the field grow; they do not work39 or spin.

Read in Logos
Matthew 6:28–29: And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Footnotes

  1. 38 Traditionally, “lilies.” According to L&N 3.32, “Though traditionally κρίνον has been regarded as a type of lily, scholars have suggested several other possible types of flowers, including an anemone, a poppy, a gladiolus, and a rather inconspicuous type of daisy.” In view of the uncertainty, the more generic “flowers” has been used in the translation.
  2. 39 Or, traditionally, “toil.” Although it might be argued that “work hard” would be a more precise translation of κοπιάω (kopiaō) here, the line in English reads better in terms of cadence with a single syllable.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And why do you worry about clothes? Observe how the wildflowers of the field grow: They don’t labor or spin thread.

NLTNew Living Translation

“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin,

KJV 1900King James Version

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: