Matthew 6:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 6:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 6:31 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 6:31 — KJV
“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?”
— Matthew 6:31 (KJV)
Matthew 6:31 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 6:31
“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?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:31: therefore, take, thought
“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. pleasant...: Heb. vineyards of desire”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:31: therefore, take, eat
“And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:31: therefore, take, thought
“Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:31: therefore, take, eat
“And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 6:31: take, saying, eat
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