Bible Strands
Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples at the close of his teaching on worry (Matt 6:25–34), immediately after commanding them to seek God's kingdom first (v. 33).
The words — μεριμνῶ (merimnō) carries the verse: "to be anxious, to be divided in concern." It recurs throughout this same discourse (Matt 6:25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34).
The thread — John 14:27 echoes the command not to let hearts be troubled; Hebrews 13:5 pairs contentment with God's promise not to leave.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to stop pre-paying for a day that has not arrived and to treat today's demands as the full weight of their obligation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Cross-references
- Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry 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?
- John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Luke 11:3 Give us each day our daily bread.
- Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
- Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
- 1 Kings 17:14 for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”
- 1 Kings 17:4 And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
- Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.