Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
Parallel Translations
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Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
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Which of you with takynge thought can adde to his stature one cubit?
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And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Luke 12:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 6:27 “Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
- Matthew 5:36 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 25 And which of you with taking thought can…
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Ver. 25. See Mat 6:25-27
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And which of you with taking thought,.... In an…
And which of you with taking thought,.... In an anxious and distressing manner, for food and raiment, in order to preserve and continue life,
add to his stature one cubit? The Persic version reads, "to his stature and height", as if this referred to the height of stature; whereas it seems rather to regard the age of a man, and the continuance of his life; See Gill on Mat 6:27.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Which of you can add the least measure -…
Which of you can add the least measure - It seems, to add one cubit to a thing (which is the phrase in the original) was a kind of proverbial expression for making the least addition to it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. To his stature one cubit?] See Clarke…
Verse 25. To his stature one cubit?] See Clarke on Mt 6:27.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain which of you, &c.--Corroding solicitude will not bring you…
which of you, &c.--Corroding solicitude will not bring you the least of the things ye fret about, though it may double the evil of wanting them. And if not the least, why vex yourselves about things of more consequence?
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. to his stature] Some would here render the…
25. to his stature] Some would here render the word ἡλικία, ‘age’ (comp. Psa_39:5); but ‘stature’ is probably right.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 12:25 add a single moment to your life (literally…
12:25 add a single moment to your life (literally add a single cubit to his length): Worry cannot add even one step on the road of life.
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