^{25 Ref} Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?

^{26 Ref} Behold 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?

^{27 Ref} Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

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

^{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: