Matthew 6:27

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

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

In Context

26See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

28And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

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Cross References

Psalms 39:5\39:4\Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am.

Matthew 5:36You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

1 Corinthians 12:18But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:26-34

The Sermon on the Mount. 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider… Read the whole commentary →

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