Matthew 6:29 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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?

Matthew 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vnto", "euen", "salomon", "glorie", "arayed", and "like". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vnto" and "euen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And why care ye for raiment Learne..." into verse 30's "Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse...", so "vnto" and "euen" 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 "vnto" and "euen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.