^{25 Ref} Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment?

^{26 Ref} Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

^{27 Ref} And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

^{28 Ref} And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

^{25 Ref} `Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

^{26 Ref} look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

^{27 Ref} `And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

^{28 Ref} and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;