Commit thy way
unto the LORD;
trust also
in him;
and
he shall bring it
to pass.
Surely
every man
walketh in a vain shew:
surely
they are disquieted
in vain:
he heapeth up riches,
and knoweth not
who shall gather them.
Cast
thy burden
upon the LORD,
and
he shall sustain thee:
he shall never suffer
the righteous
to be moved.
It is vain
for you
to rise up early,
to sit up late,
to eat the bread
of sorrows:
for so
he giveth his beloved sleep.
Commit thy
works
unto the LORD,
and thy
thoughts
shall be established.
There is
one alone,
and there is not
a second;
yea,
he hath neither child
nor brother:
yet is there
no end
of all his labour;
neither is
his eye satisfied
with riches;
neither saith he,
For whom
do
I labour,
and bereave
my soul
of good?
This is also
vanity,
yea,
it is a sore travail.
Blessed is the man
that trusteth in the LORD,
and whose hope
the LORD is.
For he
shall be as a tree planted
by the waters,
and that
spreadeth out her roots
by the river,
and shall not see
when heat cometh,
but her leaf
shall be green;
and shall not be careful
in the year
of drought,
neither shall cease
from yielding fruit.
Therefore I
say
unto you,
Take no
thought
for your life,
what
ye shall eat,
or what
ye shall drink;
nor
yet for your body,
what
ye shall put on.
Is not
the life more than meat,
and the body
than raiment?
Behold the fowls
of the air:
for they
sow not,
neither do
they reap,
nor gather
into barns;
yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them.
Are
ye not much better
than they?
Which of you
by taking
thought
can add one cubit
unto his stature?
And
why take
ye thought
for raiment?
Consider the lilies
of the field,
how they grow;
they toil not,
neither do
they spin:
And yet
I say unto you,
That even Solomon
in all his glory
was not arrayed like one
of these.
Wherefore,
if God so
clothe the grass
of the field,
which to day is,
and to morrow
is cast
into the oven,
shall
he not much more
clothe you,
O ye
of little faith?
Therefore take
no thought,
saying,
What
shall
we eat?
or,
What
shall
we drink?
or,
Wherewithal
shall we be clothed?
(For
after all
these things
do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father
knoweth that
ye have
need
of all these things.
But seek
ye first
the kingdom
of God,
and his righteousness;
and all these things
shall be added
unto you.
Take
therefore no
thought
for the morrow:
for the morrow
shall take
thought
for the things
of itself.
Sufficient
unto the day
is
the evil thereof.
And a certain scribe came,
and
said unto him,
Master,
I will follow thee
whithersoever
thou goest.
And Jesus
saith unto him,
The foxes
have holes,
and
the birds
of the air
have nests;
but the Son
of man
hath not
where to lay
his head.
And another
of his disciples
said unto him,
Lord,
suffer me first
to go
and bury
my father.
But Jesus
said unto him,
Follow me;
and let
the dead
bury their dead.
He also
that received
seed
among the thorns
is
he that heareth
the word;
and the care
of this world,
and the deceitfulness
of riches,
choke the word,
and
he becometh unfruitful.
And the cares
of this world,
and the deceitfulness
of riches,
and the lusts
of other things
entering in,
choke the word,
and it
becometh unfruitful.
And that
which fell
among thorns
are they,
which,
when
they have heard,
go forth,
and are choked
with cares
and riches
and pleasures
of this life,
and bring
no fruit
to perfection.
And it
came
to pass,
that,
as they went in the way,
a certain man
said unto him,
Lord,
I will follow thee
whithersoever
thou goest.
And Jesus
said unto him,
Foxes have holes,
and birds
of the air
have nests;
but the Son
of man
hath not
where to lay
his head.
And he
said
unto another,
Follow me.
But he said,
Lord,
suffer me first
to go
and bury
my father.
Jesus
said unto him,
Let the dead
bury
their dead:
but go
thou
and preach
the kingdom
of God.
And
another also said,
Lord,
I will follow thee;
but let me
first go
bid them farewell,
which are at home
at my house.
And Jesus
said unto him,
No man,
having put his hand
to the plough,
and looking back,
is fit
for the kingdom
of God.
But Martha
was cumbered
about much serving,
and came to him,
and said,
Lord,
dost
thou not care
that my sister
hath left me
to serve alone?
bid her
therefore that
she help me.
And Jesus
answered
and said
unto her,
Martha, Martha,
thou art careful
and troubled
about many things:
And
they
all with one consent
began to make excuse.
The first said
unto him,
I have bought
a piece
of ground,
and
I must needs go
and see it:
I pray thee
have me excused.
And another said,
I have bought five yoke
of oxen,
and
I go
to prove them:
I pray thee
have me excused.
And another said,
I have married
a wife,
and
therefore I
cannot come.
And take
heed
to yourselves,
lest at any
time your hearts
be overcharged
with surfeiting,
and drunkenness,
and cares
of this life,
and
so that day
come upon you unawares.
For to be carnally minded
is death;
but
to be spiritually minded
is life
and peace.
Because
the carnal mind
is enmity
against God:
for it
is not subject to
the law of God,
neither indeed can be.
So then
they
that are in the flesh
cannot please God.
But
I would have you
without carefulness.
He that is unmarried
careth
for the things
that belong
to the Lord,
how he
may please
the Lord:
For he
that
soweth to his flesh
shall of the flesh
reap corruption;
but
he that
soweth to the Spirit
shall of the Spirit
reap life everlasting.
Be careful
for nothing;
but in every thing
by prayer and
supplication
with thanksgiving
let your requests
be made
known
unto God.
And the peace
of God,
which passeth
all understanding,
shall keep your hearts
and minds
through Christ Jesus.
No man
that warreth
entangleth himself
with the affairs
of this life;
that he
may please him
who hath chosen him to be
a soldier.
Let your conversation
be without covetousness;
and be content
with such things
as ye have:
for he
hath said,
I will never leave thee,
nor forsake thee.
Ye adulterers
and adulteresses,
know
ye not
that
the friendship
of the world
is enmity
with God?
whosoever
therefore will be
a friend
of the world
is the enemy
of God.
Humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand
of God,
that he
may exalt you
in due time:
Casting all your care
upon him;
for he careth
for you.