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Why are you anxious about clothing?
Jesus uses a question to teach the people. Alternate translation: "You should not be worried about what you will wear." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
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lilies ... They do not labor, and they do not spin cloth
Jesus speaks about the lilies as if they were people who wore clothes. The lilies being clothed is a metaphor for the plants having beautiful and colorful flowers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
lilies
A lily is a kind of wild flower. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)