Luke 12:24-26 New English Translation

²⁴Consider the ravens:^[a] They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds^[b] them. How much more valuable are you than the birds! ²⁵And which of you by worrying^[c] can add an hour to his life?^[d] ²⁶So if^[e] you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about^[f] the rest?

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Footnotes

Luke 12:24 tn Or “crows.” Crows and ravens belong to the same family of birds. English uses “crow” as a general word for the family. Palestine has several indigenous members of the crow family.
Luke 12:24 tn Or “God gives them food to eat.” L&N 23.6 has both “to provide food for” and “to give food to someone to eat.”
Luke 12:25 tn Or “by being anxious.”
Luke 12:25 tn Or “a cubit to his height.” A cubit (πῆχυς, pēchus) can measure length (normally about 45 cm or 18 inches) or time (a small unit, “hour” is usually used [BDAG 812 s.v.] although “day” has been suggested [L&N 67.151]). The term ἡλικία (hēlikia) is ambiguous in the same way as πῆχυς. Most scholars take the term ἡλικία (hēlikia) to describe age or length of life here, although a few refer it to bodily stature (see BDAG 435-36 s.v. 1.a for discussion). Worry about length of life seems a more natural figure than worry about height. However, the point either way is clear: Worrying adds nothing to life span or height.
Luke 12:26 tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text.
Luke 12:26 tn Or “why are you anxious for.”

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