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Matthew 6:27

“Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?

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Parallel Translations

  • WEB World English Bible

    “Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    Which of you (though he toke thought therfore) coulde put one cubit vnto his stature?

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    Which of you by taking care is able to adde one cubite vnto his stature?

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Cross-references (5)

Passages linked to Matthew 6:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Luke 12:25-26 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?
  • Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
  • Psalms 39:5-6 Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.
  • Matthew 5:36 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
  • 1 Corinthians 12:18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

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Explain this verse (17 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He speaketh of care which is joined with thought…

He speaketh of care which is joined with thought of mind, and hath for the most part difficult yoke with it.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 27 Which of you by taking thought can add…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain How vain a thing is it to distract yourselves…
William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain Four arguments are here used by our Saviour to…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And why take ye thought for raiment,.... Having exposed…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And which of you - If you are ever…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 27. Which of you by taking thought can…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Which of you, by taking thought - The third…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Why should the children of God fear want, when…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Which of you, by taking thought--anxious solicitude.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 27. Add one cubit to his stature — To…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. can add one cubit unto his stature] As…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (27) One cubit unto his stature.—The Greek for the…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Luk_12:25 almost verbally. While ver. 26 insisted on the…
B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 27. Which of you can add one cubit, etc.…
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain How unprofitable is worry:
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