Matthew
Matthew 6:31–32
31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 6:31
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| not | Μὴ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| worry | μεριμνήσητε | merimnēsēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3309 I am anxious, distracted |
| saying | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| shall we eat | φάγωμεν | phagōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G5315 I eat |
| or | ἤ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| shall we drink | πίωμεν | piōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| or | ἤ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| shall we wear | περιβαλώμεθα | peribalōmetha | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Plural | G4016 I cast around, clothe |
Matthew 6:32
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| strive after | ἐπιζητοῦσιν | epizētousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1934 I seek after, desire, search for |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| heavenly | οὐράνιος | ouranios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3770 heavenly |
| Father | Πατὴρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| knows | οἶδεν | oiden | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you need | χρῄζετε | chrēzete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5535 I need |
| them | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 6:31 1 Peter 5:7 · Luke 12:29 · Matthew 4:4 · Psalm 55:22 · Matthew 15:33 · Psalm 37:3 · 2 Chronicles 25:9 · Psalm 78:18–31 · Leviticus 25:20–22
Matthew 6:32 Matthew 6:8 · Luke 12:30 · Ephesians 4:17 · Luke 11:11–13 · Psalm 17:14 · Matthew 20:25–26 · 1 Thessalonians 4:5 · Psalm 103:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.