²⁶ See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

⁹ He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

²⁴ Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

²⁵ And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

²⁶ If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

²⁷ Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

²⁸ But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

²⁹ And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

³⁰ For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

³¹ But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

³² Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

²⁷ All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.

²⁸ They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.

²⁹ Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

³⁰ But the hairs of your head are all numbered.

³¹ Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

⁹ Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

¹⁵ The eyes of all men are waiting for you; and you give them their food in its time.

¹⁶ By the opening of your hand, every living thing has its desire in full measure.

¹¹ Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

⁶ Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

⁷ But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

¹¹ They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.

¹² The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.

²⁹ And God said, See, I have given you every plant producing seed, on the face of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit producing seed: they will be for your food:

³⁰ And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the air and every living thing moving on the face of the earth I have given every green plant for food: and it was so.

³¹ And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

³² Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things: