Matthew 6:30 (KJV)

Passage

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

Matthew 6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Matthew 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Matthew 6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

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.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And yet I say unto you That..." into verse 31's "Therefore take no thought saying What shall...", so "faith" and "wherefore" 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 "wherefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.