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Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

God's provision and care

Key words: peteinon trephō speirō apothēkē synagō

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English	Original word	Root	#
Behold	emblepsate ἐμβλέψατε	emblepō	1
the	ta τὰ	ho	145
fowls	peteina πετεινὰ	peteinon	1
of the	tou τοῦ	ho	145
air	ouranou οὐρανοῦ	ouranos	19
for	hoti ὅτι	hoti	33
they sow	speirousin σπείρουσιν	speirō	1
not	ou οὐ	ou	25
neither	oude οὐδὲ	oude	9
do they reap	therizousin θερίζουσιν	therizō	1
nor	oude οὐδὲ	oude	9
gather	synagousin συνάγουσιν	synagō	1
into	eis εἰς	eis	18
barns	apothēkas ἀποθήκας	apothēkē	1
yet	kai καὶ	kai	104
your	hymōn ὑμῶν	hymōn	29
heavenly	ouranios οὐράνιος	ouranios	3
Father	patēr πατὴρ	patēr	17
feedeth	trephei τρέφει	trephō	1
them	auta αὐτά	autos	70
Are	diapherete διαφέρετε	diapherō	2
ye	hymeis ὑμεῖς	hymeis	7
not	ouch οὐχ	ou	25
much	mallon μᾶλλον	mallon	3
better than	diapherete διαφέρετε	diapherō	2
they?	autōn αὐτῶν	autos	70

Memory passages these point to

J-68 Psalm 145:1-21 P-86 Matthew 6:26-33 P-96 Luke 12:24-31 S-69 Psalm 145:1-17 S-81 Matthew 6:25-34 S-96 Luke 12:22-32

Cross-references 13

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the fowls of the air 8

Matthew 10:29-31
29Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will. 30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Genesis 1:29-31
29And God said, "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. 30Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food"; and it was so. 31Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Job 35:11
11Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?'
Job 38:41
41Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?
Psalms 104:11-12, 27-28
11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.
27These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season. 28What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.
Psalms 145:15-16 J-68 Psalm 145:1-21 S-69 Psalm 145:1-17
15The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season. 16You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Psalms 147:9
9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.
Luke 12:6-7, 24 P-96 Luke 12:24-31 S-96 Luke 12:22-32
6"Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
24Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

your heavenly Father feedeth them 3

Matthew 6:32 Matthew 6:32P-86 Matthew 6:26-33 S-81 Matthew 6:25-34
32For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
Matthew 7:9 Matthew 7:9
9Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
Luke 12:32 S-96 Luke 12:22-32
32"Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.