Matthew 6:25

New American Bible - revised edition

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

Cross References

Psalm 55:22

Softer than butter is his speech, but war is in his heart. Smoother than oil are his words, but they are unsheathed swords.

Jeremiah 45:5

And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them! I am bringing evil on all flesh—oracle of the Lord—but I will grant you your life as spoils of war, wherever you may go.

Matthew 10:19

When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say.

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.

Matthew 6:31

So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’

Matthew 6:34

Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.

Mark 13:11

When they lead you away and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say. But say whatever will be given to you at that hour. For it will not be you who are speaking but the holy Spirit.

Mark 4:19

but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit.

Luke 12:11

When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say.

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.

Romans 8:32

He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, how will he not also give us everything else along with him?

1 Corinthians 7:32

I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.

Philippians 4:6

Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.

2 Timothy 2:4

To satisfy the one who recruited him, a soldier does not become entangled in the business affairs of life.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.