Matthew 6:28 And why take you thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 1. Lily-life and growth teach us freedom from care. 2. The lily grows everywhere, the Oriental lily. 3. The special utility of the lily. 4. A word on this question of raiment. Life first, then clothing. (A. J. Griffiths.) Parallel Verses KJV: And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: |