Matthew 6:32-34 Seek to eat , drink and be married to Jesus

Matthew 6:33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. What is the difference between a "seek" and a "search"? What are "all these things"? How will they be "added" unto you?

Matthew 6:31
Strong	Used	Unique	Word	Part of speech
G3309	19	4	μεριμνησητε	verb aorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural
G5315	93	5	φαγωμεν	verb 2nd person aorist active subjunctive 1st person plural
G4095	73	2	πιωμεν	verb 2nd person aorist active subjunctive 1st person plural
G4016	23	1	περιβαλωμεθα	? V-2AMS-1P

Matthew 6:32
Strong	Used	Unique	Word	Part of speech
G1934	13	3	επιζητουσιν	verb present active indicative 3rd person plural
G5535	5	2	χρηζετε	verb present active indicative 2nd person plural
G537	42	1	απαντων	adjective genitive plural neuter

Matthew 6:33
Strong	Used	Unique	Word	Part of speech
G4369	18	3	προστεθησεται	verb future passive indicative 3rd person singular

I once heard a 30 minute sermon on this verse that, except in some very general and obscure remarks near the end, and only in a superficial way, addressed the meaning of the verse.

Discuss: As a teacher, you give an essay exam to a student limited to three pages. The student writes five interesting pages but nowhere answers that question. What grade would you give the student? Can you explain the grade to the student?

Discuss: You think you are doing many good works. But the good works are not exactly what Jesus asks? What grade might Jesus give you? Does Jesus grade on a curve?

Let us investigate the verse, but first, a song based on this verse.

Interestingly, verse two of the praise song "Seek ye first" will be seen to be related to Matthew 6:33 on which the song's name is based.

I find it best to ignore any commentary about that verse until after the above investigations. This is similar to the guidance of teachers who tell you to not look at the "approved solution" of a problem until after you have arrived at what you think is a valid solution to the problem.

Let us start by looking at the words in the verse.

The "but" introduces a difference from a previous idea. Examples:

• Do this, but not this.
• Eat dessert, but do not eat too much dessert.

This means that after defining the words in this verse, the previous verses need to be investigated. In this verse, the "but" is not in the Greek but is inferred from other words in the verse (see below).

One "searches" a list for an item to see if that item is in the list.

One "seeks" a sector on a data drive to find that sector that is known to exist.

The idea of "first" usually means that there is something to do after doing this. Examples:

• First open the box, then this will happen or then do this.
• First start the car, then this will happen or then do this.

After defining the words in this verse, the following verses will need to be investigated. Those verses (chapter 7) deal with judging, beams and motes, etc, with the important theme of "love your neighbor as yourself".

More: Matthew 7: Search the scriptures

The "kingdom of God" usually refers to what most people call "heaven".

In Matthew, the "kingdom of heaven" or "kingdom of the air" does not appear to be the same as the "kingdom of God".

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The "righteousness" of God has to do with being "right" with God by doing what God considers "right".
You need the right definition of righteousness to be right! What's left is to be left behind.

The "kingdom of God" and "righteousness" are connected with the conjunction "and".

The verse idea can be distributed as follows.

• Seek the kingdom of God and
• seek the righteousness of God.

The comma is added in the KJV (King James Version) but is not in the Greek.

In Hebrew (or Aramaic) thought, saying similar things twice tends to avoid misunderstanding the meaning of the words.

If you are paid by the hour and work ten more hours, then the wage for "ten more hours" will be "added unto you".
The result is that something will be "added unto you" meaning that you will then get something that you would otherwise not get.

There is something extra. What is it?

The key part of the verse is "all these things". The other parts of the verse are fairly obvious. What are "these things"? The word "these" is a pronoun where a pronoun is a substitute for a noun. The word "these" is plural. The word "things" is not in the Greek.

To determine the meaning of "all these" with things inferred, one must investigate the previous verses to determine the meaning of those things. This appears to be why "but" was added at the start of the verse when it is not in the Greek.

More: Pronouns

Let us back up to verse 24 which identifies two choices of who to serve.

• God
• Man as a god (mammon)

You may have heard that "the spirit inside us is the god who defines us".

• Which "spirit"?
• Which "god"?

Saying this without clarification is a deceptive way to tell people what they want to hear.

Before verse 24 is the Lord's Prayer and verses about storing up treasure in heaven.

A key appears to be what one should wear (put on), what one should eat and what one should drink.

In the KJV English, "meat" is "food". The Greek word for "life" is that of "soul".

Is there is something "extra" here that could be "added unto you"?

More: Matthew 6:25-27 The missing part worked out for the birds

In the code meanings of Jesus, the "birds of the air" are the evil ones. In the "kingdom of heaven" or "kingdom of the air" one must deal with the "birds of the air". The birds cause issues during the growing season. The KJV uses "better than" while the Greek is "different than".

More: Matthew 6:25-27 The missing part worked out for the birds

The Greek word for stature always means "age", except for Zacchaeus.

In Daniel in the writing on the wall, the king's days are "numbered" as a way of measuring time or age.

More: Luke 19:1-11 A short discussion on stature

More: A cubit discussion at arms length

More: Matthew 6:25-27 The missing part worked out for the birds

The Greek word for "raiment" has to do with "putting on" as in "clothes".

The English word "raiment" comes from the Middle English word "arayment" ≈ "raiment" as in being "arrayed".

More: Matthew 6:25-27 The missing part worked out for the birds

We now have the verse that started this investigation. What are "these things" that will be "added unto you"?

• Raiment (clothing, what you put on)
• Food
• Drink

One must put on the garment of righteousness and seek the kingdom of God to avoid being cast into the outer darkness.

More: Matthew 22:14 Election callings of the chosen elect

John tells us what Jesus says we should eat and drink.



Some disciples thought this saying to hard. Many left. They did not understand the codes that Jesus was using. Jesus explains at the Last Supper.

The Romans would use this eating of the body and drinking of the blood to spread the rumor and accuse the Christians of cannibalism as a basis for persecution.

At the well in John 4, Jesus talks of two kinds of water.

Water is required for life (as we know it). Life cannot arise in water. Simple reason: water is universal solvent. More precise reason: involves a reversible chemical reaction of water and peptide bonds of amino acids.

We are now in a position to put the parts of Matthew 6:33 together. The "all these things" can refer to (at least) two things.

• Those things that the gentiles seek - physical food, water, clothes.
• Those things that the followers of God should seek - spiritual food, water, clothes.

Matthew 6:34
Strong	Used	Unique	Word	Part of speech
G3309	19	4	μεριμνησητε	verb aorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural
G3309	19	2	μεριμνησει	verb future active indicative 3rd person singular
G713	3	2	αρκετον	adjective nominative singular neuter
G2549	11	5	κακια	noun nominative singular feminine