Matthew 6:31-33
Matthew 6 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Matthew 6:31-33 in the NABRE onlineBe not solicitous therefore, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things. Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Reflection
Jesus names the worries before his hearers can — food, drink, clothing. Then he reorders everything: seek the kingdom first, and the rest will be added. The promise is not of luxury but of sufficiency.
Seek first
Jesus names the worries before his hearers can — food, drink, clothing. Then he reorders everything: seek the kingdom first, and the rest will be added. The promise is not luxury but sufficiency, and the order is not optional.
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