| Matthew 6:24-34 |
| RSV |
| 6:24 |
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. |
| 6:25 |
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? |
| 6:26 |
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? |
| 6:27 |
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? |
| 6:28 |
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; |
| 6:29 |
yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. |
| 6:30 |
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? |
| 6:31 |
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?' |
| 6:32 |
For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. |
| 6:33 |
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. |
| 6:34 |
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day. |
These tools are brought to you free of charge by
The Cross Reference,
a Catholic blog run by Jeff Pinyan, covering a wide array of topics (from liturgy to apologetics,
from study of Holy Scripture to current events). None of the
content from these tools is
property of
The Cross Reference, and all of it is found elsewhere on the Internet already.
These tools exist simply to make it easier to search the various sources represented here, as well
as to further the glorification of God and the sanctification of His Church. If they contribute
to any of these goals, I am pleased (and I hope He is too).
I am aware of certain gaps (
lacunas) in the Douay-Rheims, Latin Vulgate, and New Vulgate
texts; if you find one, feel free to email me about it so I can take care of it. I will also get
around to loading the footnotes for the Douay-Rheims text.
If you found these tools useful, please let your friends, family, and local church know about them
(and let me know you let them know!). If you encountered problems, have suggestions for
improvements, or have questions, comments, or compliments, feel free to email the author of these
tools at his
gmail.com account,
TheCrossReference.
The Catechism search tool has been approved by the USCCB Subcommittee on the Catechism.
For statistical purposes, traffic to these tools is logged.