1152 | Matthew 6:25 oth er , or you will be de vot ed to the one and de spise the oth er . You can not serve both God and mon ey .
Do Not Worry
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“ There fore I tell you , do not wor ry about your life , what you will eat or drink ; or about your body , what you will wear . Is not life more than food , and the body more than clothes ? 26 Look at the birds of the air ; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns , and yet your heav en ly Fa ther feeds them . Are you not much more valu able than they ? 27 Can any one of you by wor ry ing add a sin gle hour to your life a ?
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“ And why do you wor ry about clothes ? See how the flow ers of the field grow . They do not la bor or spin . 29 Yet I tell you that not even Sol o mon in all his splen dor was dressed like one of these . 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field , which is here to day and to mor row is thrown into the fire , will he not much more clothe you — you of little faith ?
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So do not wor ry , say ing , ‘ What shall we eat ?’ or ‘ What shall we drink ?’ or ‘ What shall we wear ?’ 32 For the pa gans run af ter all these things , and your heav en ly Fa ther knows that you need them . 33 But seek first his king dom and his righ teous ness , and all these things will be giv en to you as well . 34 There fore do not wor ry about to mor row , for to mor row will wor ry about it self . Each day has enough trou ble of its own .
Judging Others
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“ Do not judge , or you too will be judged . 2 For in the same way you judge others , you will be judged , and with the mea sure you use , it will be mea sured to you . 3
“ Why do you look at the speck of saw dust in your broth er ’ s eye and pay no at ten tion to the plank in your own eye ? 4 How can you say to your broth er , ‘ Let me take the speck out of your eye ,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye ? 5 You hyp o crite , first take the plank out of your own eye , and then you will see clear ly to re move the speck from your broth er ’ s eye .
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“ Do not give dogs what is sa cred ; do not throw your pearls to pigs . If you do , they may tram ple them un der their feet , and turn and tear you to piec es .
Ask , Seek , Knock
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“ Ask and it will be giv en to you ; seek and you will find ; knock and the door will be opened to you . 8 For ev ery one who asks re ceives ; the one who seeks finds ; and to the one who knocks , the door will be opened .
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“ Which of you , if your son asks for bread , will give him a stone ? 10 Or if he asks for a fish , will give him a snake ? 11 If you , then , though you are evil , know how to give good gifts to your chil dren , how much more will your Fa ther in heav en give good gifts to those who ask him ! 12 So in ev ery thing , do to oth ers what you would have them do to you , for this sums up the Law and the Proph ets .
The Narrow and Wide Gates
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“ En ter through the nar row gate . For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to de struc tion , and many en ter through it . 14 But small is the gate and nar row the road that leads to life , and only a few find it .
True and False Prophets
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“ Watch out for false proph ets . They come to you in sheep ’ s cloth ing , but inward ly they are fe ro cious wolves .
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By their fruit you will rec og nize them . Do peo ple pick grapes from thorn bush es , or figs from this tles ? 17 Like wise , ev ery good tree bears good fruit , but a bad tree bears bad fruit . 18 A good tree can not bear bad fruit , and a bad tree can not bear good fruit . 19 Ev ery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire . 20 Thus , by their fruit you will recognize them .
a 27 Or single cubit to your height