Luke 12:25
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
American King James Version (AKJV)
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?
Webster's Revision
And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit?
World English Bible
Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
English Revised Version (ERV)
And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto his stature?
Definitions for Luke 12:25
Cubit - A linear measurement.
Stature - Maturity of life; age; adultness.
Clarke's Luke 12:25 Bible Commentary
To his stature one cubit? - See on Matthew 6:27 (note).
Wesley's Luke 12:25 Bible Commentary
12:25 Which of you can add the least measure - It seems, to add one cubit to a thing (which is the phrase in the original) was a kind of proverbial expression for making the least addition to it.
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