Luke 12:26

If then, not even the least thing, ye can do, why, concerning the rest, are ye anxious?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

In Context

25And, who from among you, though anxious, can, unto his stature, add a cubit?

27Consider well the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you—Not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like one of these.

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Cross References

Psalms 39:6Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

Luke 12:29Ye, therefore, be not seeking what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink, and be not held in suspense;

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41

Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 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? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →

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