What does Matthew 6:33 mean?
Jesus said this in the Sermon on the Mount, after telling his listeners not to worry about food, drink, and clothing. He pointed to the birds and the lilies, which God feeds and clothes. Worry, he said, is what people do when they do not know their heavenly Father. Instead, his followers should "seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness," making God's rule and God's ways their first priority. The promise is that "all these things," the everyday needs they worried about, will be added. This is not a promise of riches, but of a Father who knows what his children need.
Matthew 6:33 in the King James Version
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Context
32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
34 Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
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What does Matthew 6:33 mean?
Jesus said this in the Sermon on the Mount, after telling his listeners not to worry about food, drink, and clothing. He pointed to the birds and the lilies, which God feeds and clothes. Worry, he said, is what people do when they do not know their heavenly Father. Instead, his followers should "seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness," making God's rule and God's ways their first priority. The promise is that "all these things," the everyday needs they worried about, will be added. This is not a promise of riches, but of a Father who knows what his children need.
What does Matthew 6:33 say in the KJV?
Matthew 6:33 (KJV) reads: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”