Do Not Worry
Luke 12:25
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?Or a single cubit to his height; a cubit was approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters.
- KJV
- And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
- WEB
- Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
- ASV
- And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
- LSV
- And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
- YLT
- and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
- DBY
- But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?
- DRC
- And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?
- GNV
- And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include προσθεῖναι (“to add”); Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place προσθεῖναι elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἕνα (“one”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ἐπὶ … αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπὶ … αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ … αὐτοῦ.
- SBLGNT: πῆχυν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πῆχυν; Tregelles, the Greek text behind the NIV, Robinson–Pierpont add ἕνα.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι πῆχυν;
- RP2018
- Τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα;
- TR-Boyd
- Τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα;
- SCR1894
- τις δε εξ υμων μεριμνων δυναται προσθειναι επι την ηλικιαν αυτου πηχυν ενα
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 6:27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
- Matthew 5:36Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
- Luke 19:3He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
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