Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don`t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Consider the lilies how they grow. See Notes on Matthew 6:28-33.

There are, however, some noticeable variations, such as:

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: As our Lord had previously given instruction about food, so now He also speaks about clothing, saying,

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Jesus gives two final examples of the lesser to greater argument. He contrasts (1) the grandeur of Solomon, who could afford the finest clothing, t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Consider the lilies how they grow
Some copies read, "the lilies of the field", as in (Matthew 6:28) The …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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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