Luke 12:25

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Luke 12:25 - Amplified Bible

And which of you by being overly anxious {and} troubled with cares can add a age [the length of his life]?

Luke 12:25 - American Standard Version

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

Luke 12:25 - Bible in Basic English

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

Luke 12:25 - Darby Bible

But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

Luke 12:25 - English Standard Version

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?

Luke 12:25 - King James Version

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

Luke 12:25 - La Biblia de las Americas

¿Y quién de vosotros, por ansioso que esté, puede añadir una hora (Lit., un codo) al curso de su vida (Lit., a su estatura)?

Luke 12:25 - The Message

"Has anyone by fussing before the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? If fussing can’t even do that, why fuss at all? Walk into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They don’t fuss with their appearance—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. If God gives such attention to the wildflowers, most of them never even seen, don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?

Luke 12:25 - New American Standard Bible

~"And which of you by worrying can add a {single} (Lit {cubit} (approx 18 in.)) hour to his (Or {height}) life's span?

Luke 12:25 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"¿Quién de ustedes, por ansioso que esté, puede añadir una hora (Lit un codo) al curso de su vida (Lit a su estatura)?

Luke 12:25 - World English Bible

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

Luke 12:25 - Young's Living Translation

and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

Luke 12:25 - Additional Comments

God tells us in Phil 4:6-7 to replace worry with "prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving" to have the peace oif God. In addition to prayer, we should fill out thoughts with the things of God, as listed in Phil 4:8. See also notes on 1 Peter 5:7.
See parallel version in Matt 6:27.

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