I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.
Matthew 6:27 - English Standard Version 2016 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life? Common English Bible Who among you by worrying can add a single moment to your life? Catholic Public Domain Version And which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit? |
I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.
And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,
Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,
And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.
But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.