Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
O fear the Lord, you his holy ones, for those who fear him have no want.
they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.
I have been young and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and enjoy security.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.
they will live on the heights; their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks; their food will be supplied, their water assured.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
but few things are needed—indeed only one. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
For it is the nations of the world that seek all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.”
What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”