Matthew 6:27
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“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
And who of you by worrying can add one hour to [the length of] his life?
And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying?
Can any of you add one moment to his lifespan by worrying?
Who among you by worrying can add a single moment to your life?
Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to his life?
Can worry make you live longer?
But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?
And which of you while being anxious is able to add one cubit upon his life-span?
And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit?
You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.
Even if you always worry about your life, you cannot make it as much as one hour longer!
“Which of you can add a single moment to his lifespan by worrying?
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
·You cannot [L Who of you can…?] add ·any time [or one step; L one cubit; C about eighteen inches] to your ·life [or height; C the Greek probably refers to time instead of stature] by worrying about it.
Which of you by taking care is able to add one cubit unto his stature?
“Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying?
Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it?
Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying?
You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.
Can any of you add a single hour to the length of your life by worrying?
“That is why I say to you, don’t worry about living—wondering what you are going to eat or drink, or what you are going to wear. Surely life is more important than food, and the body more important than the clothes you wear. Look at the birds in the sky. They never sow nor reap nor store away in barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you much more valuable to him than they are? Can any of you, however much he worries, make himself an inch taller? And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the wild flowers grow. They neither work nor weave, but I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was never arrayed like one of these! Now if God so clothes the flowers of the field, which are alive today and burnt in the stove tomorrow, is he not much more likely to clothe you, you ‘little-faiths’?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
And which of you by worrying can add a single cubit to his life span?
And who among you, by being anxious, is able to add one hour to his life span?
Will all your worries add a single moment to your life?
“Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.
Who among you by taking thought can add a cubit to his stature?
And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to · his height?
“Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying?
Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?
And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span?
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
Can any of you through worrying add a single moment to your span of life?
You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.
And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?
Can you add even one hour to your life by worrying?
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life ?
Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
Which of you can make himself a little taller by worrying?
Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
Which of you, though he took thought for it, could add one cubit to his stature?
And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your span of life?
Can any of you add fifteen inches to your height just by worrying about it?
And who among you by a LEV ROGEZ (DEVARIM 28:65) is able to add to his life span one cubit?
“Which of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his lifespan?
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life?
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life?
And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Worrying does not do any good; who here can claim to add even an hour to his life by worrying?
“Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
Can any one of you live any longer by troubling yourself about these things?
But who of you thinking may put to his stature one cubit? [Soothly who of you by thinking may add to his stature one cubit?]
`And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
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