For after all these things do the Gentiles seek. That is, those lacking the true doctrines of religion, unacquainted with proper dependenc…

After all these things do the Gentiles seek — The tone is one of pity rather than censure, though it appeals, not without a touch …

If you want string and brown paper, you do not need to go into a shop to buy them; if you buy certain articles, you get string and brown paper in t…

Glossa Ordinaria: Having in this way expressly cut off all anxiety concerning food and clothing by an argument drawn from obse…

In the light of God’s bountiful care, the questions posed in v.31 are unanswerable. Worse, they are essentially pagan. Jesus’ disciples must live l…

For all those things the Gentiles seek. This is a reproof of the gross ignorance in which all such anxieties originate.

For why is …

For after all these things do the Gentiles seek,
&c.] Or "the nations of the world", as in (Luke 12:30) …

There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things …

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth. Above, the Lord prescribed that we do not do works for the sake of [human] …