Bible ReaderBible verses about worry and anxiety
Handing over worries
Several teachings of Jesus and the letters of his followers address worry directly: do not be anxious, and bring your concerns to God in prayer. They do not replace medical help, which people with long-lasting anxiety should seek.
The verses
casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they? “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
The Bible text is the World English Bible, a modern English translation in the public domain. Christians differ in how they read and apply the Bible, and the notes on this site are plain descriptions, not teaching. Ask your own church or teacher about what it means for you.