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King James Version
Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
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Christian Standard Bible®
So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
So don’t worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
King James Version (1611)
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or, what shall we drinke? or wherewithall shall wee be clothed?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or, what shall we drinke? or wherewithall shall wee be clothed?
English Standard Version
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?'
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?'
New American Standard Bible
"Do not worry then, saying, 'What are we to eat?' or 'What are we to drink?' or 'What are we to wear for clothing?'
"Do not worry then, saying, 'What are we to eat?' or 'What are we to drink?' or 'What are we to wear for clothing?'
New Century Version
Don't worry and say, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
Don't worry and say, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
Amplified Bible
"Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, 'What are we going to eat?' or 'What are we going to drink?' or 'What are we going to wear?'
"Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, 'What are we going to eat?' or 'What are we going to drink?' or 'What are we going to wear?'
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
"Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?'
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear for clothing?'
Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear for clothing?'
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
Contemporary English Version
Don't worry and ask yourselves, "Will we have anything to eat? Will we have anything to drink? Will we have any clothes to wear?"
Don't worry and ask yourselves, "Will we have anything to eat? Will we have anything to drink? Will we have any clothes to wear?"
Complete Jewish Bible
"So don't be anxious, asking, ‘What will we eat?,' ‘What will we drink?' or ‘How will we be clothed?'
"So don't be anxious, asking, ‘What will we eat?,' ‘What will we drink?' or ‘How will we be clothed?'
Darby Translation
Be not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?
Be not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?
Easy-to-Read Version
"Don't worry and say, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
"Don't worry and say, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore do not worry or say, What will we eat, or what will we drink, or with what will we be clothed?
Therefore do not worry or say, What will we eat, or what will we drink, or with what will we be clothed?
Good News Translation
"So do not start worrying: ‘Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?'
"So do not start worrying: ‘Where will my food come from? or my drink? or my clothes?'
Lexham English Bible
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?,'
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?,'
Literal Translation
Then do not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? Or, what may we drink? Or, what may clothe us?
Then do not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? Or, what may we drink? Or, what may clothe us?
American Standard Version
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Bible in Basic English
Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
Hebrew Names Version
"Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'
"Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'
International Standard Version
"So don't ever worry by saying, 'What are we going to eat?' or 'What are we going to drink?' or 'What are we going to wear?'
"So don't ever worry by saying, 'What are we going to eat?' or 'What are we going to drink?' or 'What are we going to wear?'
Etheridge Translation
Be not anxious, therefore, nor say, What shall we eat, or, What shall we drink, or, How shall we be covered ?
Be not anxious, therefore, nor say, What shall we eat, or, What shall we drink, or, How shall we be covered ?
Murdock Translation
Therefore be not anxious; nor say, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink; or wherewith be clothed?
Therefore be not anxious; nor say, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink; or wherewith be clothed?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?
Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?
English Revised Version
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
World English Bible
Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'
Therefore don't be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?', 'What will we drink?' or, 'With what will we be clothed?'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore take not thought, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or what shall we wear?
Therefore take not thought, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or what shall we wear?
Weymouth's New Testament
Do not be over-anxious, therefore, asking `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?'
Do not be over-anxious, therefore, asking `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor nyle ye be bisi, seiynge, What schulen we ete? or, What schulen we drinke? or, With what thing schulen we be keuered?
Therfor nyle ye be bisi, seiynge, What schulen we ete? or, What schulen we drinke? or, With what thing schulen we be keuered?
Update Bible Version
Therefore don't be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?
Therefore don't be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or, with what shall we be clothed?
Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or, with what shall we be clothed?
New English Translation
So then, don't worry saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
So then, don't worry saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
New King James Version
"Therefore do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?' or "What shall we drink?' or "What shall we wear?'
"Therefore do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?' or "What shall we drink?' or "What shall we wear?'
New Living Translation
"So don't worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?'
"So don't worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?'
New Life Bible
Do not worry. Do not keep saying, ‘What will we eat?' or, ‘What will we drink?' or, ‘What will we wear?'
Do not worry. Do not keep saying, ‘What will we eat?' or, ‘What will we drink?' or, ‘What will we wear?'
New Revised Standard
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?' or ‘What will we drink?' or ‘What will we wear?'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not then be anxious saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or Wherewithal shall we be arrayed?
Do not then be anxious saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or Wherewithal shall we be arrayed?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Be not solicitous therefore, saying: What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed?
Be not solicitous therefore, saying: What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed?
Revised Standard Version
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Therfore take no thought sayinge: what shall we eate or what shall we drincke or wherwt shall we be clothed?
Therfore take no thought sayinge: what shall we eate or what shall we drincke or wherwt shall we be clothed?
Young's Literal Translation
therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?
therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore take no thought, sayinge: what shall we eate, or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?
Therfore take no thought, sayinge: what shall we eate, or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?
Mace New Testament (1729)
therefore make no such sollicitous enquiries, as what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or how shall we be clothed?
therefore make no such sollicitous enquiries, as what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or how shall we be clothed?
Simplified Cowboy Version
"So don't sit around frettin' all the time, sayin' things like, 'I wonder what we'll eat? Will there be anything to drink? Will I have a neckerchief to keep warm in the winter?'
"So don't sit around frettin' all the time, sayin' things like, 'I wonder what we'll eat? Will there be anything to drink? Will I have a neckerchief to keep warm in the winter?'
Contextual Overview
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
What shall we eat: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 15:33, Leviticus 25:20-22, 2 Chronicles 25:9, Psalms 37:3, Psalms 55:22, Psalms 78:18-31, Luke 12:29, 1 Peter 5:7
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 29:5 - your clothes 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens Psalms 33:19 - to keep Matthew 6:25 - Take Matthew 6:28 - why Matthew 10:19 - take Mark 8:33 - savourest Luke 4:4 - That Luke 22:35 - lacked John 6:27 - the meat Acts 28:10 - laded 1 Corinthians 10:28 - for Philippians 4:11 - I have
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Therefore take no thought,.... That is, for the morrow, as it is explained, Luke 6:34 for it is lawful to take proper care and thought for present food, drink, and raiment; but not to be anxiously concerned for futurity;
saying, what shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or wherewithal shall we be clothed? These are a repetition of the several things instanced in, and are the very language and expressions of men of little faith; as in the above citation, ×× ×××× ×××ר, "what shall I eat tomorrow?"
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 31. What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? c. — These three inquiries engross the whole attention of those who are living without God in the world. The belly and back of a worldling are his compound god and these he worships in the lust of the flesh, in the lust of the eye, and in the pride of life.
