Passage
Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
Matthew 6:31 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Matthew 6:29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
Matthew 6:30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
Matthew 6:31 Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
Matthew 6:32 For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "worry", "saying", "drink", "wear", and "clothing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "worry" and "saying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 30's "But if God so clothes the grass..." into verse 32's "For all these things the Gentiles eagerly...", so "worry" and "saying" 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 "worry" and "saying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.