Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. {farthing: it is in value halfpenny farthing in the original, as being the tenth part of the Roman penny}

He giveth to the beast his food, {and} to the young ravens which cry.

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give {them} their meat in due season.

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. {quench: Heb. break}

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

He giveth to the beast his food, {and} to the young ravens which cry.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. {storehouses: or, barns}

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. {direct: or, guide}

I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field {are} mine. {mine: Heb. with me}

He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. {meat: Heb. prey}

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, {which} sing among the branches. {sing: Heb. give a voice}

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I {am} not better than my fathers. {for himself: Heb. for his life}

For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather {it} to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.