Matthew 6 · Verse 31

Matthew 6:31

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Matthew 6:31, King James Version

Matthew 6:31 in other translations

BSBTherefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
WEB“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
ASVBe not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
YLTtherefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?
DARBYBe not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?
BBEThen do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
WebsterTherefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or, with what shall we be clothed?

What does Matthew 6:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. Therefore take no thought--solicitude. saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 31.

(n) "no thought" Ps 37:3, 55:22, 1Pet 5:7

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? etc. - These three inquiries engross the whole attention of those who are living without God in the world. The belly and back of a worldling are his compound god; and these he worships in the lust of the flesh, in the lust of the eye, and in the pride of life.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 6:25-34

There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as much as the love of wealth does the rich. But there is a carefulness about temporal things which is a duty, though we must not carry these lawful cares too far. Take no thought for your life. Not about the length of it; but…

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Matthew 6:31 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

μὴmēNotG3361
οὖνounthereforeG3767
μεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteshall you be anxiousG3309
λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004
τίtiWhatG5101
φάγωμενphagōmenshall we eatG5315
ἢēOrG2228
τίtiwhatG5101
πίωμενpiōmenshall we drinkG4095
ἢēOrG2228
τίtiwhatG5101
περιβαλώμεθα;peribalōmethashall we wear?G4016

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 6:31

  • 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.

  • Psalms 55:22

    Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  • 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?

  • 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 37:3

    Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

  • Psalms 78:18-31

    And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; …

  • Leviticus 25:20-22

    And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
What shall we eat.
4:4; 15:33; Le 25:20-22; 2Ch 25:9; Ps 37:3; 55:22; 78:18-31; Lu 12:29
1Pe 5:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 6:30

    Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

  • Matthew 6:31

    Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

  • Matthew 6:32

    (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

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Matthew 6:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No os congojéis pues, diciendo: ¿Qué comeremos, ó qué beberemos, ó con qué nos cubriremos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ne soyez donc pas en souci, disant: Que mangerons-nous? ou que boirons-nous? ou de quoi serons-nous vêtus?
German
Elberfelder 1871		So seid nun nicht besorgt, indem ihr saget: was sollen wir essen? oder: was sollen wir trinken? oder: was sollen wir anziehen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nolite ergo solliciti esse, dicentes: Quid manducabimus, aut quid bibemus, aut quo operiemur?