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NASB | Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 6:33 "But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right--the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also. |
Bible Question: Matt.6:33 What does this verse means? |
Bible Answer: Mat 6:31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' Mat 6:32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. Mat 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Mat 6:34 "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (ESV) I have quoted all four verses to give a flavour of the context. The Lord is speaking to disciples about the danger of becoming overanxious about the necessities of life, because the danger is that these things can become all consuming (after such things the gentiles seek), but in contrast, seek first, put the priority on God's Kingdom and things associated with it, and all these things (the necessities of life) will be added unto you. The last verse in the chapter is about worry - there is no point in worrying today about tomorrow, sufficient for the day is it's trouble. This beautiful and very relevant teaching of the Lord has a deep relevence for us. How often do we, due to anxiety for the necessities of life, push spiritual things into second place? It is even more stark when we realise the King is speaking to followers who didn't really know where their next bite was coming from (even they weren't to be anxious!) It is interesting to note that "the Kingdom of God" is used here and not "the kingdom of Heaven" (which is used elsewhere in Matthew). In Christ, Andrew |