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For your Heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all. <a href="/kjv/matthew/6.htm">King James Bible</a> (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/6.htm">New King James Version</a> For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/nasb/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/lsb/matthew/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/amp/matthew/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; [but do not worry,] for your heavenly Father knows that you need them. <a href="/csb/matthew/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. <a href="/asv/matthew/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. <a href="/cev/matthew/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows you need all of these. <a href="/erv/matthew/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. <a href="/gwt/matthew/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Everyone is concerned about these things, and your heavenly Father certainly knows you need all of them. <a href="/gnt/matthew/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> (These are the things the pagans are always concerned about.) Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these things. <a href="/isv/matthew/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> because it is the unbelievers who are eager for all those things. Surely your heavenly Father knows that you need all of them! <a href="/msb/matthew/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. <a href="/net/matthew/6.htm">NET Bible</a> For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. <a href="/nheb/matthew/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the unbelievers seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/wbt/matthew/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. <a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them. <a href="/web/matthew/6.htm">World English Bible</a> For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For the nations seek for all these, for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these; <a href="/blb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For the Gentiles seek after all these things. For your Heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all. <a href="/ylt/matthew/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for all these do the nations seek for, for your heavenly Father doth know that ye have need of all these; <a href="/slt/matthew/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For all these the nations seek for; for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the Gentiles seek all these things. Yet your Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/nabre/matthew/6.htm">New American Bible</a> All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For worldly people seek after all these things. Your Father in heaven knows that all of these things are also necessary for you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For the Gentiles are seeking all these things, but your Father who is in Heaven knows that all these things are necessary for you.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. <a href="/godbey/matthew/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>For after all these things the heathen were seeking; for your heavenly Father knoweth that you need all these things.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> (for after all these things the heathen seek:) and your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of them all. <a href="/mace/matthew/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> things which the Gentiles are so thoughtful about, and which your heavenly Father knows that you want. <a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For all these are questions that Gentiles are always asking; but your Heavenly Father knows that you need these things--all of them. <a href="/worrell/matthew/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>For after all these things the nations are seeking; for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>(<Fr>things<FR> which the heathens are <Fr>so<FR> inquisitive after) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/6-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1497" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/6.htm">Do Not Worry</a> …31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnē (N-NNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">Gentiles</a> <a href="/greek/1934.htm" title="1934: epizētousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about. From epi and zeteo; to search for; intensively, to demand, to crave.">strive after</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these things,</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3770.htm" title="3770: ouranios (Adj-NMS) -- In heaven, belonging to heaven, heavenly, from heaven. From ouranos; celestial, i.e. Belonging to or coming from the sky.">heavenly</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: oiden (V-RIA-3S) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">knows</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/5535.htm" title="5535: chrēzete (V-PIA-2P) -- To need, have need of, want, desire. From chreia; to make necessity, i.e. Be in want of.">you need</a> <a href="/greek/537.htm" title="537: hapantōn (Adj-GNP) -- All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one."></a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutōn (DPro-GNP) -- This; he, she, it. ">them.</a> 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a> And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. <a href="/luke/12-30.htm">Luke 12:30</a> For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. <a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a> Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a> Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. <a href="/matthew/7-11.htm">Matthew 7:11</a> So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a> Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. <a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a> He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? <a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a> Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. <a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3</a> The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked. <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a> Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. <a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25</a> I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. <a href="/luke/11-13.htm">Luke 11:13</a> So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” <a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a> Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear. <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a> Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.after.<a href="/matthew/5-46.htm">Matthew 5:46,47</a> For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? … <a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25,26</a> But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them… <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a> From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.for your.<a href="/matthew/6-8.htm">Matthew 6:8</a> Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.<a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a> Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.<a href="/luke/11-11.htm">Luke 11:11-13</a> If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/12-6.htm">Always</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/matthew/6-8.htm">Need</a> <a href="/matthew/5-47.htm">Pagans</a> <a href="/matthew/2-7.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-10.htm">Run</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Search</a> <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Seek</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Always</a> <a href="/matthew/26-49.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/matthew/7-11.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/15-13.htm">Heavenly</a> <a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Need</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">Pagans</a> <a href="/matthew/22-46.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/matthew/9-17.htm">Run</a> <a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Search</a> <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Seek</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 6</div>1. <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Giving to the Needy</a> 5. <a href="/matthew/6-5.htm">The Lord's Prayer</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Proper Fasting</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Store up Treasures in Heaven</a> 25. <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Do Not Worry</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">but seek God's kingdom.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the Gentiles strive after all these things In the context of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus contrasts the behavior of His followers with that of the Gentiles, who were non-Jews and often associated with pagan practices. The Gentiles' striving reflects a preoccupation with material needs and worldly concerns, which were common in the Greco-Roman world. This striving indicates a lack of trust in divine provision, as Gentiles typically worshipped multiple gods and sought to appease them for their needs. The cultural context highlights a life driven by anxiety over daily necessities, contrasting with the faith and trust Jesus calls His followers to exhibit. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's people being set apart from the world, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>, which describes believers as a chosen people.and your heavenly Father knows This phrase emphasizes the intimate relationship between God and His followers, portraying God as a caring and attentive Father. The use of "heavenly Father" underscores the divine nature of God's care, contrasting with earthly concerns. This reflects the biblical theme of God's omniscience, as seen in <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>, where God is described as knowing everything about us. The assurance that God knows our needs is meant to alleviate anxiety and encourage trust in His provision. This concept is rooted in the Old Testament understanding of God as a provider, as seen in the story of God's provision for the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16).that you need them The phrase "that you need them" acknowledges the legitimacy of human needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter, which Jesus mentions earlier in the chapter. It reassures believers that God is aware of these needs and is committed to meeting them. This reflects the biblical principle of God's provision, as seen in <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a>, where Paul assures that God will supply all needs according to His riches in glory. The focus is on trusting God rather than being consumed by worry, aligning with the call to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>), which follows this verse. This trust in God's provision is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, encouraging believers to rely on God's faithfulness rather than their own efforts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a> In the context of this passage, "Gentiles" refers to non-Jewish people who were often seen as outside the covenant community of Israel. They are depicted as those who focus on material needs without the knowledge of God's provision. 2. <a href="/topical/h/heavenly_father.htm">Heavenly Father</a> This term refers to God, emphasizing His role as a caring and providing Father who is aware of the needs of His children. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sermon_on_the_mount.htm">Sermon on the Mount</a> This is the larger context in which this verse is found. It is a collection of teachings by Jesus that covers various aspects of righteous living and the Kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Believers are encouraged to trust that God, as a loving Father, is aware of their needs and will provide for them. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_anxiety.htm">Avoiding Anxiety</a> The verse calls Christians to avoid the anxiety that characterizes those who do not know God, focusing instead on His faithfulness. <a href="/topical/s/seek_first_the_kingdom.htm">Seek First the Kingdom</a> In the broader context, Jesus teaches that seeking God's kingdom and righteousness should be the priority, with the assurance that material needs will be met. <a href="/topical/d/distinction_from_the_world.htm">Distinction from the World</a> Christians are called to live differently from the world, demonstrating faith in God's provision rather than striving after material things.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 6</a> <a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_god_is_our_father.htm">What does it mean for God to be our Father?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_your_life.htm">Who is the First Person of the Trinity?</a> <a href="/q/what_to_do_when_peace_is_absent.htm">What actions to take when peace is absent?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'commit_to_the_lord'_mean.htm">What does Matthew 6:31-33 teach about not worrying?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) After all these things do the Gentiles seek.--The tone is one of pity rather than of censure, though it appeals, not without a touch of gentle rebuke (as before in <a href="/matthew/6-5.htm" title="And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.">Matthew 6:5</a>) to the national pride of Israelites: "You look down upon the heathen nations, and think of yourselves as God's people, yet in what do you excel them, if you seek only what they are seeking?"For your heavenly Father knoweth . . .--The bearing of this teaching on the meaning of the "daily bread" of the Lord's Prayer has already been noticed (comp. Note on <a href="/matthew/6-11.htm" title="Give us this day our daily bread.">Matthew 6:11</a>). The outer life of man, and its accidents, may well be left to the wisdom of the All-knowing. It lies below the region of true prayer, or occupies an altogether subordinate place within it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - Parallel passage: <a href="/luke/12-30.htm">Luke 12:30</a>. Save in reading "but" instead of the second "for," Luke's seems the more original. (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek;) for your heavenly Father knoweth, etc. The Revised Version removes the marks of parenthesis. For...for; these are probably co-ordinate, and adduce two reasons for our not being for one moment anxious about earthly things: (1) it is like the heathen (cf. the thought of <a href="/matthew/5-47.htm">Matthew 5:47</a>); (2) your Father knows your need of them. Heavenly (<a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16</a>, note). Knoweth (ver. 8, note). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/6-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. the τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. pagans ἔθνη (ethnē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. strive after ἐπιζητοῦσιν (epizētousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1934.htm">Strong's 1934: </a> To seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about. From epi and zeteo; to search for; intensively, to demand, to crave. all πάντα (panta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. these things, ταῦτα (tauta) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. [and] γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Heavenly οὐράνιος (ouranios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3770.htm">Strong's 3770: </a> In heaven, belonging to heaven, heavenly, from heaven. From ouranos; celestial, i.e. Belonging to or coming from the sky. Father Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. knows οἶδεν (oiden) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. you need χρῄζετε (chrēzete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5535.htm">Strong's 5535: </a> To need, have need of, want, desire. From chreia; to make necessity, i.e. Be in want of. them. τούτων (toutōn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/6-32.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 6:32 For the Gentiles seek after all these (Matt. 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