11 translations · Greek
Matthew 6:33
But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- KJV King James Version
- But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- but seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these will be added to you.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Seek his kingdom first, and his way of living right, and everything will be given to you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.
- DBY Darby Translation
- But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ζητεῖτε | zēteite | seek | G2212 ζητέω to seek |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| πρῶτον | prōton | first | G4412 πρῶτον first |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βασιλείαν | basileian | kingdom | G932 βασιλεία kingdom |
| τοῦ | tou | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θεοῦ | theou | God | G2316 θεός God |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | righteousness | G1343 δικαιοσύνη righteousness |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ταῦτα | tauta | these things | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| πάντα | panta | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| προστεθήσεται | prostethēsetai | will be added | G4369 προστίθημι to add (to) |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | unto you | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- Luke 12:31
But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
- John 6:27
Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
- Psalm 34:9–10
Oh fear Yahweh, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
- Psalm 84:11–12
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly. Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
- Mark 10:29–30
Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.
- Romans 14:17
for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Proverbs 3:9–10
Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase: so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
- Proverbs 2:1–9
My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you; So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; …
- Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
31 “Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’
32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
34 Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
Read all of Matthew 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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