Matthew Chapter 6 verse 33 Holy Bible

Matthew 6 : 33 Bible Verse Songs

• First - I Wanna Seek You - Keep You First by Lauren Daigle
• Just Give Me Jesus by Unspoken
• Better by Pat Barrett
• Your Will be Done by CityAlight
• Draw Me Close To You // Jesus At The Center by Dominion Chapel Houston
• Bet All I Have by Mission House
• I Will Follow You - Where You Go I Go by Chris Tomlin
• First Love by Hillsong Young & Free
• You First by Riley Clemmons
• Have My Heart by Maverick City Music + Chandler Moore
• Seek First by Housefires + Pat Barrett
• Seek First by Jason Upton
• Softly and Tenderly by Alan Jackson
• I Want It All by Deon Kipping
• All Or Nothing by Highlands Worship
• Seek Ye First by Maranatha! Music
• To Know You by Dunsin Oyekan
• Getting Started by Jeremy Camp
• This is The Kingdom by Elevation Worship + Pat Barrett
• First Always by Jonathan McReynolds
• All That Matters by Minister GUC

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 33. - Parallel passage: Luke 12:31, which is shorter. But; i.e. in contrast to such seeking as he has just spoken cf. Our Lord at length gives a distinct promise that if God's cause is made the first aim, all the necessaries of life shall be provided. Seek ye first. The difference between ζητεῖν here and ἐπιζητεῖν in ver. 32 seems to be only that the latter points out more clearly the direction of the search. First. If the search for earthly things be put into a secondary place, it may be allowable. The kingdom of God, and his righteousness; his kingdom and his righteousness (Revised Version). "Of God" must almost certainly be omitted with א (B); cf. Westcott and Hort, 'App.' The first phrase represents rather the external, the second the internal aim. Seek ye the spread and accomplishment of God's kingdom; seek ye personal conformity to his standard of righteousness. Both thoughts are of fundamental importance for this "sermon" (kingdom, cf. Matthew 5:3, 10, 19, 20; Matthew 6:10; righteousness, especially Matthew 5:17-20), which treats essentially of the way in which the subjects of the Divine kingdom should regard the Divine righteousness and conform to it. And all these things shall be added unto you; cf. the apocryphal saying of our Lord, repeated by Origen (Clem. Alex.), "Jesus said to his disciples, Ask great things, and the small shall be added to you; and ask heavenly things, and the earthly shall be added to you" (Westcott, 'Introd.,' App. C; Resch, 'Agrapha,' p. 230, etc.; cf. also 1 Kings 3:11-14; Mark 10:29, 30; 1 Timothy 4:8).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(33) Seek ye first the kingdom of God.--The context shows that the words point to the "seeking" of prayer, rather than of act, though the latter meaning is, of course, not excluded. What is thus to be sought is "the kingdom of God" (the change from the less personal "kingdom of heaven" is significant), the higher spiritual life in its completeness, for ourselves and for others; and with it we are to seek "His righteousness," that which, being perfect beyond the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, must be His gift to us, and therefore to be sought in prayer. One who seeks for this may well be content to leave all else in his Father's hands. Even without his asking "they shall be added unto him" in such measure as is best for him. Among the few traditional sayings ascribed to our Lord of which we can think as probably an authentic report of His teaching, is one to the same effect quoted by Origen and Clement of Alexandria," Ask great things, and little things shall be added to you: ask heavenly things, and earthly things shall be added to you."