Matthew 6:28

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they (m) toil not, neither do they spin:

(m) By labour.

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 12:27 ; Luke 22:35 ; Luke 22:36 ; Luke 3:11 ; Matthew 10:10 ; Matthew 6:25 ; Matthew 6:31

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

Related Commentaries of Matthew 6:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 6:28