Matthew 6:30 (DBY)

Passage

But if God so clothe the herbage of the field, which is to-day, and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, will he not much rather you, O [ye] of little faith?

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:28 And why are ye careful about clothing? Observe with attention the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;

Matthew 6:29 but I say unto you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

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

Matthew 6:31 Be not therefore careful, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we put on?

Matthew 6:32 for all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "clothe", "herbage", "field", "to-day", "to-morrow", "cast", and "oven". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "clothe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "but I say unto you that not..." into verse 31's "Be not therefore careful saying What shall...", so "faith" and "clothe" 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 "faith" and "clothe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.