Matthew 6:34 (ASV)

Passage

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:34 Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "anxious", "morrow", "sufficient", "evil", and "thereof". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "anxious", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "But seek ye first his kingdom and...", giving immediate footing for "therefore" and "anxious". In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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