Matthew 6:31 (YLT)

Passage

therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?

Nearby Context

Matthew 6:29 and I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these.

Matthew 6:30 `And if the herb of the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow is cast to the furnace, God doth so clothe--not much more you, O ye of little faith?

Matthew 6:31 therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round?

Matthew 6:32 for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these;

Matthew 6:33 but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "anxious", "saying", "drink", and "round". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "anxious", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "And if the herb of the field..." into verse 32's "for all these do the nations seek...", so "therefore" and "anxious" 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 "therefore" and "anxious" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.