Matthew 6:27

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And which one of you can worry yourself into living a single day longer?

Cross References

Matthew 5:36

You should not take an oath, [saying] ‘by my head,’ for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

Matthew 6:25

“So I tell you, do not worry about [the material things of] your life, [such as] what you will eat or what you will drink, or about what you will wear on your body. There are more important things in life than food, and more important things about your body than the clothing you wear.

Matthew 6:28

And why are you worrying about clothing? Consider how [wild] lilies grow in a field; they do not work or weave,

Matthew 6:31

Therefore, do not worry by asking, ‘What are we going to eat?’ Or ‘What are we going to drink?’ Or ‘What are we going to wear?’

Matthew 6:34

Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have enough to be worried about in itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

Luke 10:41

But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha; you are worried and bothered about [so] many things.

Luke 12:11

And when people bring you in front of synagogue assemblies and rulers and authorities [i.e., for judgment], do not worry about how to speak or what you should say.

Luke 12:22

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “So, I tell you, do not worry about [the material things of] your life, [such as] what you will eat or what you will wear on your body.

1 Corinthians 12:18

But the way it is, God has placed each individual part in the human body just as it pleased Him.

Philippians 4:6

Do not worry about anything, but in everything, by prayer and [special] petition, along with thanksgivings, you should make your requests known to God.

1 Peter 5:7

Place all your anxious cares upon God [in prayer], because He genuinely cares about you.