Pentecost Season · Year A
Proper 3
May 24, 2026
Overview & Insights
“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)
This section of the Sermon on the Mount focuses on human allegiances and trusting God for daily needs. The Lord’s Prayer in the previous section has already highlighted these themes: allegiance to God and God’s kingdom (6:9–10) and requests for daily needs (6:11). Matthew 6:16–24 then deals with issues of allegiance, followed by attention to daily needs such as food and clothing (6:25–34). This passage includes the first reference to “little faith” (6:30), occurring five times in Matthew, each time being Jesus’ description of the disciples (8:26; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20). The passage also brings together clearly the two motifs of the entire Sermon on the Mount: God’s kingdom and covenant loyalty or righteousness. “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (6:33).
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Matthew 6:24-34 Working Preacher
A Luther Seminary commentary on serving God rather than wealth and the call to seek the kingdom first.
Matthew 6:24-34 Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed preaching commentary on anxiety and trust in the Father's daily provision.
Matthew 6 Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse by verse evangelical commentary on the Sermon on the Mount teaching about money and worry.
Matthew 6:25-26 verse by verse Precept Austin
A deep study page compiling Greek word studies, cross references, and many expositors on the do not worry passage.
Classic commentaries on Matthew 6 BibleHub
A classic aggregator stacking Barnes, Gill, Ellicott, and other historic commentators verse by verse.
Matthew 6, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes tracing the flow of the Sermon on the Mount.
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Matthew Enter the Bible
A Luther Seminary book introduction to the structure and themes of the Gospel of Matthew.
Overview: Gospel of Matthew BibleProject
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Matthew 6 interlinear BibleHub
The Greek text of Matthew 6 word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers.
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What does Jesus teach about worry?
You cannot serve both God and money, so do not be anxious about food or clothing. Look at the birds and the lilies, your Father feeds and clothes them, and seek first his kingdom (Matthew 6:24–34).
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