Matthew 6:29 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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?

Matthew 6:31 Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "solomon", "glory", "arrayed", and "like". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "solomon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And why are ye anxious concerning raiment..." into verse 30's "But if God doth so clothe the...", so "even" and "solomon" 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 "even" and "solomon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.