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Matthew 6:26–28

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Matthew 6:26

26Behold 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?

Matthew 6:27

27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

Matthew 6:28

28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 6:26

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sow

To scatter or plant seed; figuratively, to spread what will produce a result.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

reap

To cut and gather a crop; by figure, to receive the result or reward of actions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

barns

Covered buildings or storehouses for grain and other produce.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

much

A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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Matthew 6:27

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

taking

Laying hold of, receiving, seizing, capturing, accepting, or choosing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

add

To join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

stature

The natural height or size of a person or body; also maturity or standing.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Matthew 6:28

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Consider

To think upon carefully; to examine, observe, regard, or take into account.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

grow

To come forward; to advance.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

toil

To labor; to work; to exert strength with pain and fatigue of body or mind, particularly of the body, with efforts of some continuance or duration.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

spin

To draw out and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 26

  1. Matthew 10:29–31
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  2. Psalms 147:9
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  3. Job 38:41
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  4. Luke 12:24–32
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  5. Psalms 145:15–16
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From verse 27

  1. Luke 12:25–26
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  2. Ecclesiastes 3:14
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  3. Psalms 39:5–6
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  4. Matthew 5:36
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  5. 1 Corinthians 12:18
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From verse 28

  1. Matthew 6:25
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  2. Philippians 4:6
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  3. Luke 12:27
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  4. Luke 22:35–36
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  5. Matthew 6:31
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