Matthew

Matthew 6:28

²⁸And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
why	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do you worry	μεριμνᾶτε	merimnate	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3309 I am anxious, distracted
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
clothes	ἐνδύματος	endymatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1742 a garment, raiment
Consider	καταμάθετε	katamathete	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2648 I understand, consider carefully
how	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
lilies	κρίνα	krina	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2918 a lily
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
field	ἀγροῦ	agrou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G68 a field, the country
grow	αὐξάνουσιν	auxanousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
labor	κοπιῶσιν	kopiōsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2872 I grow weary, toil
spin	νήθουσιν	nēthousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3514 I spin

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