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 6:27 - New Revised Standard Version And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your 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 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.
And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
“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?
And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin,
Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things;
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;
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.
But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.