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Therefore, I tell you, don`t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will put on. Isn`t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
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Don't Worry, Not "Don't Plan"
Multiple commentators emphasize that the original Greek for "take no thought" means "do not be anxious" or "do not worry." Jesus is not forbidding responsible planning or diligent work. Instead, He is warning against a distracting, paralyzing anxiety that stems from a lack of trust in God's provision.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore I say to you, Take no thought, and so on. The general design of this paragraph, which closes the chapter, is to warn His discipl…
Be not anxious for your life (μη μεριμνατε τη ψυχη υμων). This is as good a translation as the Authorized Version was poor; "Take …
19th Century
Anglican
Take no thought — The Greek word sometimes translated this way, and sometimes as “care” or “be careful” ([Reference 1 Corinthians …
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Baptist
Therefore I say to you, Take no thought for your life, —
It should be, "Take no distracting thought for your life."
“Therefore,” in the light of the alternatives set out (vv.19–24), Jesus instructs his disciples not to worry about the physical necessities, let al…
16th Century
Protestant
Throughout this entire discourse, Christ rebukes that excessive anxiety with which people torment themselves about food and clothing, and at…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life , &c.] Since you cannot serve both God and "mammon", obey on…
There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares about the things …
13th Century
Catholic
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth. Above, the Lord prescribed that we do not do works for the sake of [human] …
