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Seek not ye (υμεις μη ζητειτε). Note emphatic position of "ye" (υμεις). Stop seeking (μη and present imperative active).[Reference…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Consider the lilies how they grow. See Notes on Matthew 6:28-33.
There are, however, some noticeable variations, such as:
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Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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
ChurchFathers
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'sBible Commentary
Jesus repeats the prohibition against worry (cf. v.22), though a different verb is used (lit., it means “be in suspense” or “be up in the air”).
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And be not lifted on high.460 This clause corresponds to the last sentence in the passage taken from Matthew, Be not anxiou…
John Gill
JohnGill
And seek not what you are to eat, or what you are to drink ,
&c.] That is, in an anxious and distressing manner, wit…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson