Overview
The Bible addresses trouble, borrowing across 17 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Matthew, John and Mark. Closely related themes include Care, Worldly, Adoption, Faith and Worldliness. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Solomon and Jesus.
Key Bible verses about trouble, borrowing
New Testament
Matthew
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
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?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Mark
John
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
People in the Bible and trouble, borrowing
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying trouble, borrowing for yourself
- Begin with Matthew 6:25, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Matthew, John and Mark each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Solomon and Jesus and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Care, Worldly, Adoption, Faith and Worldliness.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about trouble, borrowing?
The Bible addresses trouble, borrowing across 17 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Matthew, John and Mark. Closely related themes include Care, Worldly, Adoption, Faith and Worldliness. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Solomon and Jesus.
How many Bible verses are about trouble, borrowing?
The Bible references trouble, borrowing in 17 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention trouble, borrowing?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Matthew 6:25: “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”
Which people in the Bible are associated with trouble, borrowing?
Solomon and Jesus.
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