Jesus continues to teach his disciples. This event began in [Matthew 5:1](../05/01.md). Jesus is talking to a group of people about what might happen to them as individuals. The instances of “you” and “your” are all plural. ## is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ## Food and clothing are not the most important things in life. This rhetorical question means "your life is more than what you eat and what you wear." Alternative translation: "life is more than food, is it not? And the body is more than clothes, is it not?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]].) ## barns ## places to store crops ## Are not you of much more value than they ## This rhetorical question means "You are much more valuable than the birds." Alternative translation: "You are much more valuable than the birds, are you not?"