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Luke 12:25

NETBible	And which of you by worrying¹ can add an hour to his life?²
NIV © biblegateway Luk 12:25	Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:25	"And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life’s span?
NLT © biblegateway Luk 12:25	Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not!
MSG © biblegateway Luk 12:25	"Has anyone by fussing before the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch?
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 12:25	And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 12:25	And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 12:25	"And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
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KJV	And <1161> which <5101> of <1537> you <5216> with taking thought <3309> (5723) can <1410> (5736) add <4369> (5629) to <1909> his <846> stature <2244> one <1520> cubit <4083>_?
NASB © biblegateway Luk 12:25	"And which <5101> of you by worrying <3309> can <1410> add <4369> a single hour <4083> to his life's <2244> span <2244> ?
NET [draft] ITL	And <1161> which <5101> of <1537> you <5216> by worrying <3308> can <1410> add <4369> an hour <4083> to <1909> his <846> life <2244> ?
GREEK	tiv <5101> I-NSM de <1161> CONJ ex <1537> PREP umwn <5216> P-2GP merimnwn <3308> N-GSF <3309> (5723) V-PAP-NSM dunatai <1410> (5736) V-PNI-3S epi <1909> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF hlikian <2244> N-ASF autou <846> P-GSM prosyeinai <4369> (5629) V-2AAN phcun <4083> N-ASM

NETBible

And which of you by worrying¹ can add an hour to his life?²

NET Notes

¹tn Or “by being anxious.”

²tn Or “a cubit to his height.” A cubit (πῆχυς, phcu") can measure length (normally about 45 cm or 18 inches) or time (a small unit, “hour” is usually used [BDAG 812 s.v.] although “day” has been suggested [L&N 67.151]). The term ἡλικία (Jhlikia) is ambiguous in the same way as πῆχυς. Most scholars take the term to describe age or length of life here, although a few refer it to bodily stature (see BDAG 435-36 s.v. 1.a for discussion). Worry about length of life seems a more natural figure than worry about height. However, the point either way is clear: Worrying adds nothing to life span or height.