Matthew 6:27
“Which of you by taking thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature?”
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Matthew 6:27 Context
25Therfore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, nor yet for your body, what yee shall put on: Is not the life more then meate? and the body then raiment? 26Behold the foules of the aire: for they sow not, neither do they reape, nor gather into barnes, yet your heauenly father feedeth them. Are yee not much better then they? 27Which of you by taking thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature? 28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow: they toile not, neither doe they spinne. 29And yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his glory, was not arayed like one of these.
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Other Translations for Matthew 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
- King James Version
"And who of you by being worried can add a {single} hour to his life?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?
- Basic English Bible
But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?
- Darby Bible
Which of you by anxious care can add one cubit to his stature?
- Webster's Bible
Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?
- Weymouth Bible
Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
- World English Bible
But who of you thenkynge mai putte to his stature o cubit?
- Wycliffe Bible
`And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 6:27
6:27 And which of you - If you are ever so careful, can even add a moment to your own life thereby? This seems to be far the most easy and natural sense of the words.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 6:27
Mt 6:27 Which of you by being anxious, etc. There can hardly be a doubt that this ought to be rendered, "add one cubit to his age", or period of life. The idea is: "What is the use of anxiety? Who, by his anxiety, can add anything to life's journey"? If it is proper to speak of "'length' of life", it is also appropriate to speaking of adding a cubit to its length.