Matthew 6:27

But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they?

28And why are ye careful about clothing? Observe with attention the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin;

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Cross References

Psalms 39:5Behold, thou hast made my days [as] hand-breadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before thee; verily, every man, [even] the high placed, is altogether vanity. Selah.

Matthew 5:36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

1 Corinthians 12:18But now God has set the members, each one of them in the body, according as it has pleased [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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