Matthew 6:27

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; God has done this, so that all should stand in awe 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 worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Matthew 6:28

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

Matthew 6:31

Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’

Matthew 6:34

“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.

Luke 10:41

But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;

Luke 12:11

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you are to defend yourselves or what you are to say;

Luke 12:22

He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

1 Corinthians 12:18

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

Philippians 4:6

Do not worry 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 anxiety on him, because he cares for you.