Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:31-32
Matthew 6:31-32. Therefore take no thought Be no more distracted and torn in pieces, as it were, with anxious and unbelieving thoughts, Saying, What shall we eat, &c. How shall we be provided for during the remainder of our lives? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek Who are strangers to the promises of God’s covenant, and to the hopes of his glory. “It was the general character of the heathen, that they prayed to their gods, and laboured themselves, for no blessings but... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 6:28-30
Matthew 6:28-30. And why take ye thought Why are you anxious about raiment? Consider the lilies of the field Observe not only the animal, but, what is yet much lower, the vegetable part of the creation, and mark how the flowers of the meadows grow; they toil not To prepare the materials of their covering; nor do they spin Or weave them into garments. “The expression ου κοπια , here rendered, they toil not, denotes rural labour, 2 Timothy 2:6; and therefore is beautifully used... read more