²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life^[a]?^(A)

²⁸ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.

³¹ So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

³⁴ Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

¹⁹ But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.^(A) At that time you will be given what to say,

²² The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth^(A) choke the word, making it unfruitful.

³² I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs^(A)—how he can please the Lord.

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything,^(A) but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.^(B)

⁷ Cast all your anxiety on him^(A) because he cares for you.^(B)