Matthew 6:28

6:28 Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers ¹  of the field grow; they do not work ²  or spin.

Matthew 6:30

6:30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, ³  which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, ⁴  won’t he clothe you even more, ⁵  you people of little faith?

Matthew 13:24

The Parable of the Weeds

13:24 He presented them with another parable: ⁶  “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:27

13:27 So the slaves ⁷  of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’

[6:28]  ¹ tn Traditionally, “lilies.” According to L&N 3.32, “Though traditionally κρίνον has been regarded as a type of lily, scholars have suggested several other possible types of flowers, including an anemone, a poppy, a gladiolus, and a rather inconspicuous type of daisy.” In view of the uncertainty, the more generic “flowers” has been used in the translation.

[6:28]  ² tn Or, traditionally, “toil.” Although it might be argued that “work hard” would be a more precise translation of κοπιάω (kopiaw) here, the line in English reads better in terms of cadence with a single syllable.

[6:30]  ³ tn Grk “grass of the field.”

[6:30]  ⁴ tn Grk “into the oven.” The expanded translation “into the fire to heat the oven” has been used to avoid misunderstanding; most items put into modern ovens are put there to be baked, not burned.

[6:30]  ⁵ sn The phrase even more is a typical form of rabbinic argumentation, from the lesser to the greater. If God cares for the little things, surely he will care for the more important things.

[13:24]  ⁵ tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

[13:27]  ⁷ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.