The Daily Audio Bible

Don’t Be Anxious About Your Earthly Life. Seek God’s Kingdom And Righteousness

²⁵ “For this reason I say to you— do not be anxious^[a] for your life as to what you may eat or what you may drink, nor for your body as to what you may put-on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the heaven— that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns. And your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they? ²⁷ And which of you while being anxious is able to add one cubit^[b] upon his life-span? ²⁸ And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe-closely the lilies of the field, how they grow— they do not labor nor spin. ²⁹ But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ³⁰ But if God dresses in this manner the grass of the field existing today and being thrown into an oven tomorrow, will He not by much more care for you— ones of-little-faith? ³¹ Therefore, do not be anxious^[c], saying, ‘What may we eat?’ or ‘What may we drink?’ or ‘What may we put-on?’ ³² For the Gentiles are seeking-after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. ³³ But be seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. ³⁴ Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is the trouble^[d] of it.

Don’t Be Judgmental of Others. But Use Discernment In Your Actions Toward Others

7 “Do not be judging^[e], in order that you may not be judged. ² For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you. ³ And why do you look-at the speck in the eye of your brother, but do not consider^[f] the log in your eye? ⁴ Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Permit me to take out the speck from your eye’, and behold— the log is in your eye? ⁵ Hypocrite! First take out the log from your eye, and then you will see-clearly to take out the speck from the eye of your brother. ⁶ Do not give the holy thing to the dogs^[g], nor throw your pearls in front of the pigs, so that they will not perhaps trample them with their feet, and having turned, tear you to pieces.

Keep Pursuing What You Need From God. He Will Give You Good Things

⁷ “Be asking, and it will be given to you; be seeking, and you will find; be knocking, and it will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened. ⁹ Or what person is there from-among you whom his son will ask-for bread— he will not give him a stone^[h], will he? ¹⁰ Or indeed he will ask-for a fish— he will not give him a snake^[i], will he? ¹¹ Therefore if you, being evil, know-how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in the heavens give good things to the ones asking Him!

Treat Others As You Yourself Want To Be Treated

¹² “Therefore, everything that you want^[j] people to be doing to you, thus also you be doing to them. For this is the Law and the Prophets.

Enter God’s Kingdom Through The Narrow Gate, Which Is Found By Few

¹³ “Enter through the narrow gate, because wide is the gate and broad^[k] is the road leading-away to destruction— and many are the ones entering through it. ¹⁴ How narrow is the gate and constricted^[l] is the road leading-away to life— and few are the ones finding it.