27 And who among you, by[a] being anxious, is able to add one hour[b] to his life span? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, 29 but I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 6:27 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being anxious”) which is understood as means
  2. Matthew 6:27 Or “cubit”

27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?(A)

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor(B) was dressed like one of these.

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  1. Matthew 6:27 Or single cubit to your height