Matthew 6:26
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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?”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
τρέφω
feeds
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τρέφω
but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή) through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear)
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διαφέρω
are more valuable
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διαφέρω
to bear through, i.e. (literally) transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. (objectively) to toss about (figuratively, report); subjectively, to "differ", or (by implication) surpass
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θερίζω
do they reap
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θερίζω
To reap, to harvest. Therizo. Whatever a man sows he will also reap. Sowing and reaping is a universal law. Sow generously toward God and people. The harvest will come.
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συνάγω
do they gather
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συνάγω
To gather together, to assemble. Sunago. For where two or three gather in My name there I am. The presence of Jesus is promised to the gathered church. Come together.
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πετεινόν
birds
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πετεινόν
Bird, winged creature. Peteinon. Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow or reap yet your Father feeds them. If He cares for birds He certainly cares for you.
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οὐρανός
air
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οὐρανός
Heaven, sky, the dwelling of God. Ouranos. Our Father in heaven. Heaven is not just a place but a presence. The Father is there. And where the Father is is home.
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οὐράνιος
Heavenly
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οὐράνιος
Heavenly, belonging to heaven. Seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. Your position in Christ is not earthly. It is heavenly.
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ἐμβλέπω
do look
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ἐμβλέπω
to look on, i.e. (relatively) to observe fixedly, or (absolutely) to discern clearly
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μᾶλλον
much
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μᾶλλον
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
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σπείρω
they sow
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σπείρω
to scatter, i.e. sow (literally or figuratively)
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οὐδέ
nor
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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