The Sermon on the Mount: A Practical ExpositionGore, Charles
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The Sermon on the Mount: A Practical Exposition
Gore, Charles
Sermon on the mount
into barns; and your heavenly neither do they spin; yet I say
Father feedeth them. Are not ye unto you, Even Solomon in all his
of much more value than they? And glory was not arrayed like one of
which of you by being anxious can these. But if God doth so clothe
add one cubit unto his stature? the grass in the field, which
And why are ye anxious concerning to-day is, and to-morrow is cast
raiment? Consider the lilies of into the oven; how much more
the field, how they grow; they shall he clothe you, O ye of
toil not, neither do they spin: little faith? And seek not ye
yet I say unto you, that even what ye shall eat, and what ye
Solomon in all his glory was not shall drink, neither be ye of
arrayed like one of these. But if doubtful mind. For all these
God doth so clothe the grass of things do the nations of the
the field, which to-day is, and world seek after: but your Father
to-morrow is cast into the oven, knoweth that ye have need of
shall he not much more clothe these things. Howbeit seek ye his
you, O ye of little faith? Be not kingdom, and these things shall
therefore anxious, saying, What be added unto you. Fear not,
shall we eat? or, What shall we little flock; for it is your
drink? or, Wherewithal shall we Father’s good pleasure to give
be clothed? For after all these you the kingdom. Sell that ye
things do the Gentiles seek; for have, and give alms; make for
your heavenly Father knoweth that yourselves purses which wax not
ye have need of all these things. old, a treasure in the heavens
But seek ye first his kingdom, that faileth not, where no
and his righteousness; and all thief draweth near, nor moth
these things shall be added unto destroyeth. For where your
you. Be not therefore anxious for treasure is, there will your
the morrow: for the morrow will heart be also._
be anxious for itself. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.
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