28. But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you [people] of little faith?
29. And you, do not seek [by meditating and reasoning to inquire into] what you are to eat and what you are to drink; nor be of anxious (troubled) mind [unsettled, excited, worried, and in suspense];
30. For all the pagan world is [greedily] seeking these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
31. Only aim at and strive for and seek His kingdom, and all these things shall be supplied to you also.
32. Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom!
33. Sell what you possess and give donations to the poor; provide yourselves with purses and handbags that do not grow old, an unfailing and inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
34. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35. Keep your loins girded and your lamps burning,
36. And be like men who are waiting for their master to return home from the marriage feast, so that when he returns from the wedding and comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
37. Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are those servants whom the master finds awake and alert and watching when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will gird himself and have them recline at table and will come and serve them!