Matthew 6:27 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁷ And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ And who of you by worrying and being anxious can add one unit of measure (cubit) to his stature or to the span of his life? [Ps. 39:5-7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

Common English Bible

²⁷ Who among you by worrying can add a single moment to your life?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit?

Matthew 6:27 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that whatever God does endures for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has made it so, in order that men should fear before him.

Matthew 5:36

And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

Matthew 6:25

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Matthew 6:28

And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin;

Matthew 6:31

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

Matthew 6:34

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day.

Luke 10:41

But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;

Luke 12:11

And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say;

Luke 12:22

And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat, nor about your body, what you shall put on.

1 Corinthians 12:18

But as it is, God arranged the organs in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

Philippians 4:6

Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.