Luke 12:25
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Luke 12:25 in other translations
| BSB | Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? |
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| WEB | Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? |
| ASV | And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? |
| YLT | and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? |
| DARBY | But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit? |
| BBE | And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller? |
| Webster | And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit? |
What does Luke 12:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:22-31
22-31. (See on Mt 6:25-33).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:22-40
Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to disquieting, perplexing cares, Mt 6:25-34. The arguments here used are for our encouragement to cast our care upon God, which is the right way to get ease. As in our stature, so in our state, it is our wisdom to take it as it is. An eager, anxious pursuit of the things of this world, even necessary things, ill becomes the disciples of Christ. Fears must…
Luke 12:25 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 12:25
- Matthew 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
- Matthew 5:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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Context
- Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
- Luke 12:25
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
- Luke 12:26
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
Luke 12:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Y quién de vosotros podrá con afán añadir á su estatura un codo? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et qui d’entre vous, par le souci qu’il se donne, peut ajouter une coudée à sa taille? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer aber unter euch vermag mit Sorgen seiner Größe eine Elle zuzusetzen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quis autem vestrum cogitando potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum? |