Matthew 6:31
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 6
“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?”Matthew 6:31
What Does Matthew 6:31 Mean?
Matthew 6:31 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 6, verse 31 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 6:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 55:22“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”Psalms 37:3“Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.”Matthew 6:25“Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”Philippians 4:11“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”1 Peter 5:7“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”Luke 12:29“And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.”Matthew 4:4“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”Matthew 15:33“And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?”Luke 4:4“And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”2 Chronicles 25:9“And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.”Psalms 78:18“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.”Leviticus 25:20“And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:”1 Kings 17:6“And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.”Psalms 33:19“To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.”Matthew 6:28“And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:”John 6:27“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”Deuteronomy 29:5“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.”Matthew 10:19“But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.”Luke 22:35“And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.”Mark 8:33“But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.”
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