Matthew 6:28

Updated: June 3, 2025
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Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G2532} why{G5101} take ye thought{G3309}{(G5720)} for{G4012} raiment{G1742}? Consider{G2648}{(G5628)} the lilies{G2918} of the field{G68}, how{G4459} they grow{G837}{(G5719)}; they toil{G2872}{(G5719)} not{G3756}, neither{G3761} do they spin{G3514}{(G5719)}:
KJV with Strongs
(28) And why worry about clothing? Observe how the field lilies grow, not toiling nor spoiling.
The F.O.G
And why stress about clothing? Notice how the wildflowers grow in the fields. They don't exhaust themselves with work or worry about what to wear.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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