Luke 12:25
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Note Or a single cubit to his height; a cubit was approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters.
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
Note A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Luke 12:25
- Luke 19:3; Matthew 5:36; Matthew 6:27