Matthew 6:28 (GNV)

Passage

And why care ye for raiment? Learne howe the lilies of the fielde doe growe: they are not wearied, neither spinne:

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:26 Behold the foules of the heauen: for they sowe not, neither reape, nor carie into the barnes: yet your heauenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they?

Matthew 6:27 Which of you by taking care is able to adde one cubite vnto his stature?

Matthew 6:28 And why care ye for raiment? Learne howe the lilies of the fielde doe growe: they are not wearied, neither spinne:

Matthew 6:29 Yet I say vnto you, that euen Salomon in all his glorie was not arayed like one of these.

Matthew 6:30 Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde which is to day, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, shall he not doe much more vnto you, O ye of litle faith?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "care", "raiment", "learne", "howe", "lilies", "fielde", "growe", and "wearied". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "care" and "raiment", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "Which of you by taking care is..." into verse 29's "Yet I say vnto you that euen...", so "care" and "raiment" 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 "care" and "raiment" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.