Charles Ellicott Commentary Matthew 6:29

"yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." — Matthew 6:29 (ASV)

I say unto you—The formula of emphasis is not without a special force here (Compare to Matthew 18:10, 19). Man’s gaze was drawn to the “gorgeous apparel,” the gold-embroidered robes of kings and emperors. Jewish traditions regarding the glory of Solomon represented even his attendants as clothed in purple, with hair glittering with gold dust. He, the true Son of David, saw in the simplest flower that grows a glory above them all. “The lily shames the king.”