Luke 12:25-27 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
25 And which of you by being overly anxious and troubled with cares can add a [a]cubit to his stature or a moment [unit] of time to his [b]age [the length of his life]?
26 If then you are not able to do such a little thing as that, why are you anxious and troubled with cares about the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither [wearily] toil nor spin nor [c]weave; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory (his splendor and magnificence) was not arrayed like one of these.(A)
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- Luke 12:25 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon: “A stage of growth, whether measured by age or stature.”
- Luke 12:25 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon: “A stage of growth, whether measured by age or stature.”
- Luke 12:27 Some ancient manuscripts read “weave.”
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