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He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, don`t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
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Anxious Care vs. Prudent Planning
Scholars clarify that Jesus' command to "take no thought" does not mean to be irresponsible or stop planning. The original Greek word refers to avoiding "anxious, burdensome, and unsettling care." The goal is to be free from the paralyzing worry that distracts from one's spiritual life, not to be careless about daily responsibilities.
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Unto his disciples (προς τους μαθητας αυτου). So Jesus turns from the crowd to the disciples (verses 22-40, when Peter interrupts …
19th Century
Anglican
And he said unto his disciples.—The previous words had been spoken generally to all who needed their warning against gree…
Baptist
For your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. Co…
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After a brief address to the crowd in vv.13–21, Jesus again turns to his disciples (cf. v.1). Observe the parallelism between v.22 and v.23: a comm…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to his disciples Having finished the parable which he spoke to the whole audience in common, he directed…
Presbyterian
Christ strongly emphasized this caution not to give way to unsettling, perplexing worries (Matthew 6:25—34). The arguments used here ar…
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