Luke 12:25
“And which of you with taking thought can adde to his stature one cubite?”
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Luke 12:25 Context
23The life is more then meate, and the body is more then raiment. 24Consider the rauens, for they neither sow nor reape, which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and God feedeth them: How much more are yee better then the foules? 25And which of you with taking thought can adde to his stature one cubite? 26If yee then bee not able to doe that thing which is least, why take yee thought for the rest? 27Consider the Lillies how they growe, they toile not; they spinne not: and yet I say vnto you, that Solomon in all his glory, was not arayed like one of these.
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Other Translations
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
- King James Version
"And which of you by worrying can add a {single} hour to his life's span?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?
- Basic English Bible
But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?
- Darby Bible
And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit?
- Webster's Bible
And which of you is able by anxious thought to add a moment to his life?
- Weymouth Bible
Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
- World English Bible
And who of you bithenkynge may put to o cubit to his stature?
- Wycliffe Bible
and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
"And which of you by worrying can add a {single} hour to his life's span?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?
- Basic English Bible
But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?
- Darby Bible
And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit?
- Webster's Bible
And which of you is able by anxious thought to add a moment to his life?
- Weymouth Bible
Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
- World English Bible
And who of you bithenkynge may put to o cubit to his stature?
- Wycliffe Bible
and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Luke 12:25
12:25 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.