Do Not Worry
Matthew 6:28
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
- KJV
- And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
- WEB
- Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,
- ASV
- And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
- LSV
- And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? They do not labor, nor do they spin;
- YLT
- 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;
- DBY
- And why are ye careful about clothing? Observe with attention the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;
- DRC
- And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin.
- GNV
- And why care ye for raiment? Learne howe the lilies of the fielde doe growe: they are not wearied, neither spinne:
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐξάνουσιν (“they grow”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αὐξάνει (“it grows”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read κοπιῶσιν (“do they labor”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read κοπιᾷ (“does it labor”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read νήθουσιν (“do they spin”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read νήθει (“does it spin”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of κοπιῶσιν: Tyndale House, Tregelles: κοπιοῦσιν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: αὐξάνουσιν· οὐ κοπιῶσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐξάνουσιν· οὐ κοπιῶσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν; Tregelles read αὐξάνουσιν· οὐ κοπιοῦσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν; Robinson–Pierpont read αὐξάνει οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ πῶς αὐξάνουσιν· οὐ κοπιῶσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν·
- RP2018
- Καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; Καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ, πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ, οὐδὲ νήθει·
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; Καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ, πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ, οὐδὲ νήθει·
- SCR1894
- και περι ενδυματος τι μεριμνατε καταμαθετε τα κρινα του αγρου πως αυξανει ου κοπια ουδε νηθει
Who and where
◆ Sermon on the Mount
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
LilyFlowersSpinningSermon on the mountSermon on the Plain, TheSermonBotanyCare, OvermuchTroubleBeg; Beggar; Begging
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 6:25Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
- Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Luke 12:27Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
- Luke 22:35–36Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered. “Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and…
- Matthew 6:31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
- Luke 3:11John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
- Matthew 10:10Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).