Matthew 6:28 (ASV)

Passage

And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:26 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?

Matthew 6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

Matthew 6:28 And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Matthew 6:29 yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Matthew 6:30 But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "anxious", "concerning", "raiment", "consider", "lilies", "field", "grow", and "toil". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "anxious" and "concerning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And which of you by being anxious..." into verse 29's "yet I say unto you that even...", so "anxious" and "concerning" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "anxious" and "concerning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.