“Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?
Parallel translations
- KJV Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
- BSB Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
- NKJV Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
- NASB And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span?
- NLT Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Luke 12:25–26Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
- Eccl 3:14I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
- Ps 39:5–6Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.
- Matt 5:36Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
- 1 Cor 12:18But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.
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