³² for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;

⁸ be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;

³⁰ for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;

¹⁷ This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

¹⁴ From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion `is' in life, And `with' Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied `with' sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

¹³ As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

²⁵ and Jesus having called them near, said, `Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them,

²⁶ but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

¹¹ `And of which of you -- the father -- if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?

¹² and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?

¹³ If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'

⁵ not in the affection of desire, as also the nations that were not knowing God,

⁴⁶ `For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

⁴⁷ and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?