Matthew 6:28

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.

Matthew 6:28 in Other Translations

KJV
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
ESV
28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,
NLT
28 “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,
MSG
28 All this time and money wasted on fashion - do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop,
CSB
28 And why do you worry about clothes? Learn how the wildflowers of the field grow: they don't labor or spin thread.

Matthew 6:28 In-Context

26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.
29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?

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