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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And who of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And which of you by being anxious can add a <i>single</i> cubit to his life’s span?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And who of you by being worried can add a single cubit to his life span?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And who of you by worrying can add one hour to [the length of] his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can any of you add one moment to his life span by worrying?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Can worry make you live longer? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Can any of you add a single hour to your life by worrying?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Can any of you add a single hour to the length of your life by worrying? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"And which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit to his height?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Which of you by anxious care can add one cubit to his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And who of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Which of you, being anxious, can add one cubit to his size?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who is among you who by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But who of you, while taking pains, is able to add a foot and a half to his stature?<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Which of you, by his anxiety, can add one span to his life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And which one of you being solicitous is able to add one moment to his existence?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />who by all his sollicitude can add one moment to his age?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And who of you, by being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And which of you by all his thought can add one cubit to his stature?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/6-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1455" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/6.htm">Do Not Worry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">Who</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">of you</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3309.htm" title="3309: merimnōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To be over-anxious; with acc: To be anxious about, distracted; I care for. From merimna; to be anxious about.">worrying</a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynatai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">can</a> <a href="/greek/4369.htm" title="4369: prostheinai (V-ANA) -- To place (put) to, add; I do again. From pros and tithemi; to place additionally, i.e. Lay beside, annex, repeat.">add</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: hena (Adj-AMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">a single</a> <a href="/greek/4083.htm" title="4083: pēchyn (N-AMS) -- A cubit, about a foot and a half. Of uncertain affinity; the fore-arm, i.e. a cubit.">hour</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/2244.htm" title="2244: hēlikian (N-AFS) -- Age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature. From the same as helikos; maturity.">life?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">28</span>And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Luke 12:25-26</a></span><br />Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? / So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a></span><br />You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></span><br />Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Psalm 39:11</a></span><br />You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity, consuming like a moth what he holds dear; surely each man is but a vapor. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5</a></span><br />Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-14.htm">Job 14:14</a></span><br />When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:14</a></span><br />I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:12</a></span><br />For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:13-14</a></span><br />Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent? / In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:7-8</a></span><br />Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come? / As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:11</a></span><br />I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-1.htm">Proverbs 27:1</a></span><br />Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13-15</a></span><br />Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” / You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. / Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature?</p><p class="hdg">by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-36.htm">Matthew 5:36</a></b></br> Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></b></br> Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up <i>riches</i>, and knoweth not who shall gather them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/3-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:14</a></b></br> I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth <i>it</i>, that <i>men</i> should fear before him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Able</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Add</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Age</a> <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Anxious</a> <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Care</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Carefulness</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-2.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/matthew/5-35.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/jonah/4-10.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Height</a> <a href="/daniel/5-5.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/5-15.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Over-Anxious</a> <a href="/matthew/6-22.htm">Single</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Span</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Taller</a> <a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Worried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Worrying</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/7-11.htm">Able</a> <a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Add</a> <a href="/matthew/12-32.htm">Age</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Anxious</a> <a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Care</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm">Carefulness</a> <a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Height</a> <a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Over-Anxious</a> <a href="/matthew/12-11.htm">Single</a> <a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Span</a> <a href="/luke/2-52.htm">Stature</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Taller</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Worried</a> <a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Worrying</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Giving to the Needy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/6-5.htm">The Lord's Prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Proper Fasting</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Store up Treasures in Heaven</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Do Not Worry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">but seek God's kingdom.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, worry is seen as a lack of trust in God's provision and sovereignty. The Greek word used here for "worry" can also mean "anxious care," which is often associated with a divided mind. This phrase challenges the listener to consider the futility of anxiety, as it distracts from faith and reliance on God. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addresses the crowd, many of whom were likely concerned about daily needs, emphasizing that worry does not align with a life of faith.<p><b>can add a single hour</b><br>The phrase "add a single hour" can also be translated as "add a cubit to his stature," indicating the impossibility of altering one's life span or physical attributes through worry. This reflects the limitations of human control over life and time, which are ultimately in God's hands. The imagery of adding a cubit, a measure of length, underscores the futility of trying to extend life through human effort. This echoes the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, such as Ecclesiastes, which speaks to the vanity of human striving apart from God.<p><b>to his life?</b><br>Life, in biblical terms, is a gift from God, and its duration is determined by Him. The rhetorical question posed by Jesus highlights the ineffectiveness of worry in changing the course of one's life. This teaching aligns with other scriptural passages that emphasize God's care and provision, such as <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a>, which speaks of God's knowledge of our days before they come to be. The focus is on trusting God for the present and future, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/matthew/6.htm">Matthew 6</a>, where Jesus encourages seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker of this verse, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, a foundational teaching moment in His ministry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples_and_followers.htm">Disciples and Followers</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Sermon on the Mount, representing all believers who seek to live according to Jesus' teachings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sermon_on_the_mount.htm">Sermon on the Mount</a></b><br>A significant event in the New Testament where Jesus provides moral and spiritual guidance, covering various aspects of life and faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_worry.htm">The Futility of Worry</a></b><br>Worrying does not change circumstances or extend life. It is an unproductive use of time and energy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of all aspects of life, including its duration. Trusting in His plan brings peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/focus_on_the_present.htm">Focus on the Present</a></b><br>Jesus encourages living in the present rather than being consumed by future uncertainties. This aligns with the biblical principle of daily reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_remedy_for_anxiety.htm">Prayer as a Remedy for Anxiety</a></b><br>Instead of worrying, believers are encouraged to turn to prayer, seeking God's guidance and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_life_beyond_time.htm">Value of Life Beyond Time</a></b><br>Life's value is not measured by its length but by its quality and alignment with God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_ease_shame.htm">What does the Bible teach about handling worry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_help_overcome_addiction.htm">How can Bible verses help overcome anxiety and fear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_address_worry.htm">What does the Bible teach about handling worry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_adam_and_eve_possess_belly_buttons.htm">What does Matthew 6:33 mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">One cubit unto his stature.</span>--The Greek for the last word admits either this meaning (as in <a href="/luke/19-3.htm" title="And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.">Luke 19:3</a>, and perhaps <a href="/luke/2-52.htm" title="And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.">Luke 2:52</a>) or that of age (as in <a href="/john/9-21.htm" title="But by what means he now sees, we know not; or who has opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.">John 9:21</a>; <a href="/john/9-23.htm" title="Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.">John 9:23</a>, and <a href="/hebrews/11-24.htm" title="By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;">Hebrews 11:24</a>). Either gives an adequate sense to the passage. No anxiety will alter our bodily height, and the other conditions of our life are as fixed by God's laws as that is, as little therefore dependent upon our volition; neither will that anxiety add to the length of life which God has appointed for us. Of the two meanings, however, the last best satisfies the teaching of the context. Men are not anxious about adding to their stature. They are often anxious about prolonging their life. Admit the thought that our days are but "as a span long" (<a href="/psalms/39-5.htm" title="Behold, you have made my days as an handbreadth; and my age is as nothing before you: truly every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.">Psalm 39:5</a>), and then the addition of a cubit becomes a natural metaphor. It is to be noted that in the parallel passage in St. Luke (<a href="/luke/12-26.htm" title="If you then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take you thought for the rest?">Luke 12:26</a>) this appears as "that which is least," and which yet lies beyond our power. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <a href="/luke/12-25.htm">Luke 12:25</a> almost verbally. While ver. 26 insisted on the needlessness of anxiety, since, though birds show it not, they are provided for, ver. 27 insists on its uselessness, since after all it can effect so little. You wish to lengthen your life by it if only to a trifling extent; but you cannot do so. <span class="cmt_word">Which of you by taking thought</span> (ver. 25, note) <span class="cmt_word">can add one cubit?</span> "Hic videtur similitude petita esse a studio, quod erat trecentorum cubitorum: <span class="greek">ἡλικία</span> est cursus vitae" (Wetstein). <span class="cmt_word">Unto his stature. </span> So even the Revised Version; but the Revised Version margin "<span class="accented">age</span>," and so most modern commentators (cf. the rendering preferred by the American Committee, "the measure of his life"). "Age" <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> is so much nearer the immediate subject, preservation of life, <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> is so much more frequent an object of anxious care, <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> gives so much more suitable a meaning to "cubit," a most trifling addition (<a href="/luke/12-26.htm">Luke 12:26</a>), that it is, without any doubt, the true meaning of <span class="greek">ἡλικία</span> (cf. <a href="/john/9-21.htm">John 9:21-23</a>; <a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a>; cf. <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Psalm 39:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/6-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="grk">τίς</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐξ</span> <span class="translit">(ex)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> </span><span class="str2">From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">worrying</span><br /><span class="grk">μεριμνῶν</span> <span class="translit">(merimnōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3309.htm">Strong's 3309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be over-anxious; with acc: To be anxious about, distracted; I care for. From merimna; to be anxious about.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can</span><br /><span class="grk">δύναται</span> <span class="translit">(dynatai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">add</span><br /><span class="grk">προσθεῖναι</span> <span class="translit">(prostheinai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4369.htm">Strong's 4369: </a> </span><span class="str2">To place (put) to, add; I do again. From pros and tithemi; to place additionally, i.e. Lay beside, annex, repeat.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a single</span><br /><span class="grk">ἕνα</span> <span class="translit">(hena)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> </span><span class="str2">One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hour</span><br /><span class="grk">πῆχυν</span> <span class="translit">(pēchyn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4083.htm">Strong's 4083: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cubit, about a foot and a half. Of uncertain affinity; the fore-arm, i.e. a cubit.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπὶ</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lifespan?</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡλικίαν</span> <span class="translit">(hēlikian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2244.htm">Strong's 2244: </a> </span><span class="str2">Age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature. 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