Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? New Living Translation Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? English Standard Version And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? Berean Standard Bible Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Berean Literal Bible And who of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his stature? King James Bible Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? New King James Version Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? New American Standard Bible And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span? NASB 1995 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? NASB 1977 “And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life’s span? Legacy Standard Bible And who of you by being worried can add a single cubit to his life span? Amplified Bible And who of you by worrying can add one hour to [the length of] his life? Christian Standard Bible Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying? Holman Christian Standard Bible Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying? American Standard Version And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life? Contemporary English Version Can worry make you live longer? English Revised Version And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto his stature? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying? Good News Translation Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it? International Standard Version Can any of you add a single hour to the length of your life by worrying? Majority Standard Bible Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? NET Bible And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life? New Heart English Bible "And which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his height? Webster's Bible Translation Which of you by anxious care can add one cubit to his stature? Weymouth New Testament Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height? World English Bible “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? Berean Literal Bible And who of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his stature? Young's Literal Translation 'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? Smith's Literal Translation Which of you, being anxious, can add one cubit to his size? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit? Catholic Public Domain Version And which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature? New American Bible Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? New Revised Standard Version And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWho is among you who by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? Aramaic Bible in Plain English But who of you, while taking pains, is able to add a foot and a half to his stature? NT Translations Anderson New TestamentWhich of you, by his anxiety, can add one span to his life? Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature? Mace New Testament who by all his sollicitude can add one moment to his age? Weymouth New Testament Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height? Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do Not Worry…26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 28And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.… Cross References Luke 12:25-26 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? / So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest? Psalm 39:5 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah Psalm 39:6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. Psalm 39:11 You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah Job 14:5 Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed, Job 14:14 When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes. Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him. Ecclesiastes 6:12 For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun? Ecclesiastes 7:13-14 Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent? / In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. Ecclesiastes 8:7-8 Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come? / As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it. Ecclesiastes 9:11 I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all. Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. James 4:13-15 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” / You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. / Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.” 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Treasury of Scripture Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature? by. Matthew 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. Psalm 39:6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. Jump to Previous Able Add Age Anxious Care Carefulness Cubit Foot Growth Height Hour Measure Moment Over-Anxious Single Span Stature Taller Thought Worried WorryingJump to Next Able Add Age Anxious Care Carefulness Cubit Foot Growth Height Hour Measure Moment Over-Anxious Single Span Stature Taller Thought Worried WorryingMatthew 6 1. Giving to the Needy5. The Lord's Prayer 16. Proper Fasting 19. Store up Treasures in Heaven 25. Do Not Worry 33. but seek God's kingdom. Who of you This phrase directly addresses the audience, inviting personal reflection. In the context of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, He speaks to a diverse group, including His disciples and the broader crowd. The Greek word "tis" (τίς) is used here, which is an interrogative pronoun meaning "who" or "which one." It emphasizes individual responsibility and introspection, urging each listener to consider their own life and actions. by worrying can add a single hour to his life (1) is so much nearer the immediate subject, preservation of life, (2) is so much more frequent an object of anxious care, (3) gives so much more suitable a meaning to "cubit," a most trifling addition (Luke 12:26), that it is, without any doubt, the true meaning of ἡλικία (cf. John 9:21-23; Hebrews 11:11; cf. Psalm 39:5). Greek Whoτίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. of you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. by ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. worrying μεριμνῶν (merimnōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3309: To be over-anxious; with acc: To be anxious about, distracted; I care for. From merimna; to be anxious about. can δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. add προσθεῖναι (prostheinai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4369: To place (put) to, add; I do again. From pros and tithemi; to place additionally, i.e. Lay beside, annex, repeat. a single ἕνα (hena) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. hour πῆχυν (pēchyn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4083: A cubit, about a foot and a half. Of uncertain affinity; the fore-arm, i.e. a cubit. to ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. lifespan? ἡλικίαν (hēlikian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2244: Age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature. From the same as helikos; maturity. Links Matthew 6:27 NIVMatthew 6:27 NLT Matthew 6:27 ESV Matthew 6:27 NASB Matthew 6:27 KJV Matthew 6:27 BibleApps.com Matthew 6:27 Biblia Paralela Matthew 6:27 Chinese Bible Matthew 6:27 French Bible Matthew 6:27 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 6:27 Which of you by being anxious can (Matt. Mat Mt) |