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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Matthew 6:33 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
  • KJV But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  • ESV But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  • NKJV But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
  • NASB But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.
  • NLT Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

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Quick answer

Seek God's kingdom and righteousness first, and he will provide everything else you need. Right priorities free us from anxiety and put God at the center.

Overview

This climactic verse resolves the whole passage on anxiety: the disciple's first ambition is to be God's reign and the righteousness he gives and requires. When God holds first place, the material needs that provoke worry are entrusted to his faithful provision. The promise points to the gospel, in which the kingdom comes and righteousness is granted in Christ to all who seek God.

Cross-references & the web

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Cross-references · 40

  • Luke 12:31But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
  • Matt 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  • John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
  • Ps 34:9–10Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
  • Ps 84:11–12For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
  • Mark 10:29–30“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
  • Rom 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Prov 3:9–10Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
  • Prov 2:1–9My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
  • Ps 37:25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
  • Ps 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  • 2 Chr 31:20–21So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
  • Matt 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
  • Rom 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  • Ps 37:18–19The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
  • Col 1:13–14He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
  • 1 Tim 4:8For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
  • Luke 18:29–30“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
  • 2 Cor 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
  • Rom 1:17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  • 1 Kgs 3:11–13So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—
  • Phil 3:9and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
  • 1 Cor 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
  • Matt 13:44–46The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
  • Matt 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  • Matt 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  • Rom 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
  • 1 Kgs 17:13“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
  • Acts 28:31Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Pet 1:11and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Chr 1:7–12That night God appeared to Solomon and said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
  • 2 Th 1:5All this is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgment. And so you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.
  • Hag 1:2–11that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
  • Lev 25:20–21Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’
  • Rom 3:21–22But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
  • Jer 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
  • Isa 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
  • Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
  • 2 Pet 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
  • 1 Cor 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

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Christ at the center

Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'

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