Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

Passage

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Nearby Context

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.

Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seek", "first", "kingdom", "righteousness", "things", "shall", and "added". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seek" and "first", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "For after all these things do the..." into verse 34's "Take therefore no thought for the morrow...", so "seek" and "first" 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 "seek" and "first" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.