Matthew 6:30

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses a crowd in the Sermon on the Mount, moving from an observation about field vegetation to a direct challenge about anxiety. He speaks to listeners concerned with daily provision, immediately following his comparison of the grass to Solomon’s splendor.

The words — The Greek εἰ (ei) establishes a conditional premise, while σήμερον (sēmeron) denotes the grass’s present, temporary state. These terms structure the rhetorical question by anchoring God’s action in observable, fleeting nature.

The thread — The grass imagery appears in Luke 12:28 with parallel wording and in 1 Peter 1:24 to mark the transience of earthly life. Jesus’ “little faith” address mirrors his rebuke to Peter in Matthew 14:31 regarding doubt during crisis.

Why it lands — The text demands a logical inference from God’s care for ephemeral plants to His provision for humans, directly confronting material anxiety. It requires the reader to cease frantic worry and trust divine provision instead of human effort.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Cross-references

Matthew 14:31 Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
Luke 12:28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
1 Peter 1:24 For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
Matthew 8:26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
Matthew 16:8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
John 20:27 Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
James 1:10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
Mark 4:40 “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”
Hebrews 3:12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
Psalms 90:5 You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—