Matthew 6:27

And who of you that shall be anxious, can add to his stature a cubit?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 heaven; which sow not, and reap not, and gather not into storehouses, but your Father who is in heaven feedeth them. Are not ye more important than they?

28And about raiment, why are ye anxious? Consider the lilies of the desert, in what manner they grow. They toil not; and they spin not.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:36Moreover, thou shalt not swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair in it either black or white.

1 Corinthians 12:18But now hath God placed every one of the members in the body, according to his pleasure.

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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