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Matthew 6:33

But seek first our Father's kingdom and his righteousness, and all these will be added to you.

Matthew 6:33 · Father's Heart Bible™ · Spoken by the Son

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What Matthew 6:33 means

Matthew 6:33 is Jesus' answer to worry: “But seek first our Father's kingdom and his righteousness, and all these will be added to you.” It closes a long teaching in the Sermon on the Mount about food, drink and clothing, the things people lie awake over.

The verse is the turn in that teaching. Verse 31 says, “So don't worry, asking, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'” Verse 32 gives the reason: “For those who don't know the Father chase all these things, but your heavenly Father knows you need them.” So the command to seek first is not a call to ignore real needs. Our heavenly Father already knows them, and the order of what we pursue changes.

Verse 34 finishes the thought: “So don't worry about tomorrow—it will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Seeking our Father's kingdom and his righteousness comes first, and “all these” are the things he has just said he knows we need.

Written by Spirit Media Publishing · Edited by Kevin White · Published November 10, 2026

Matthew 6:33 in context

31 "So don't worry, asking, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

32 For those who don't know the Father chase all these things, but your heavenly Father knows you need them.

33 But seek first our Father's kingdom and his righteousness, and all these will be added to you.

34 So don't worry about tomorrow—it will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

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Questions about Matthew 6:33

What does Matthew 6:33 say?

In Father's Heart Bible™, Matthew 6:33 reads: “But seek first our Father's kingdom and his righteousness, and all these will be added to you.”

What does Matthew 6:33 mean?

Matthew 6:33 means that we are to seek first our Father's kingdom and his righteousness, and that all these things will be added to us. In context, “all these” are the food, drink and clothing Jesus says in verses 31-32 that our heavenly Father already knows we need.

What is the context of Matthew 6:33?

It comes at the end of Jesus' teaching on worry in the Sermon on the Mount. Verses 31-32 tell us not to worry about what we will eat, drink or wear because our heavenly Father knows we need them, and verse 34 adds that we should not worry about tomorrow.

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