Luke 12:25

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Luke 12:25

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

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KJV

King James Version

And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

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WEB

World English Bible

Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?

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ASV

American Standard Version

And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And who of you⁺, being anxious, is able to add to his lifespan a cubit?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 12

²³ For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

²⁴ Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

²⁵ Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

²⁶ So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

²⁷ Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

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