MAT 6:27 Parallel Verse View

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6:27 Or a single cubit to his height; a cubit was approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters.

AICNT “And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

OEB But which of you, by being anxious, can prolong their life a single moment?

WEBBE “Which of you by being anxious, can add one moment[fn] to his lifespan?

6:27 literally, cubit

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

LSV And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

FBV Who of you by worrying can add a minute to your life?

TCNT Which of you by being anxious can add a single moment to yoʋr span of life?

T4T ◄None of you can, just by worrying, add time to your life./Can any of you, just by worrying, add time to your life?► [RHQ] You cannot add even one minute to your life! So you should not worry about things such as food and clothing!

LEB And who among you, by[fn] being anxious, is able to add one hour[fn] to his life span?

6:27 *Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being anxious”) which is understood as means

6:27 Or “cubit”

BBE And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?

ASV And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

DRA And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit?

YLT 'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

Drby But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?

RV And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto his stature?

Wbstr Which of you by anxious care can add one cubit to his stature?

KJB-1769 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

KJB-1611 Which of you by taking thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Which of you, by takyng of carefull thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature?
(Which of you, by takyng of careful thought, can add one cubit unto his stature?)

Gnva Which of you by taking care is able to adde one cubite vnto his stature?
(Which of you by taking care is able to add one cubit unto his stature? )

Cvdl Which of you (though he toke thought therfore) coulde put one cubit vnto his stature?
(Which of you (though he took thought therefore) could put one cubit unto his stature?)

TNT Which of you (though he toke thought therfore) coulde put one cubit vnto his stature?
(Which of you (though he took thought therefore) could put one cubit unto his stature? )

Wycl But who of you thenkynge mai putte to his stature o cubit?
(But who of you thinking mai put to his stature o cubit?)

Luth Wer ist unter euch, der seiner Länge eine Elle zusetzen möge, ob er gleich darum sorget?
(Who is under you, the/of_the his Länge one Elle zusetzen möge, ob he gleich therefore sorget?)

ClVg Quis autem vestrum cogitans potest adjicere ad staturam suam cubitum unum?[fn]
(Who however of_you cogitans potest adyicere to staturam his_own cubitum unum? )

6.27 Quis autem vestrum, etc. Illi autem curam regendi corporis relinquite, qui illud ad hanc mensuram fecit pervenire.

6.27 Who however of_you, etc. Illi however curam regendi corporis relinquite, who illud to hanc mensuram he_did pervenire.

UGNT τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα?
(tis de ex humōn merimnōn dunatai prostheinai epi taʸn haʸlikian autou paʸⱪun hena?)

SBL-GNT τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα;
(tis de ex humōn merimnōn dunatai prostheinai epi taʸn haʸlikian autou paʸⱪun hena;)

TC-GNT Τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα;
(Tis de ex humōn merimnōn dunatai prostheinai epi taʸn haʸlikian autou paʸⱪun hena; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here, the word But introduces a development in what Jesus is saying. The word does not introduce a contrast. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different word or phrase that introduces a development, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Indeed,] or [Further,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίς & ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα?

who & of you_all worrying /is/_able /to/_add to the lifespan ˱of˲_him hour one

Jesus is using the question form to show that people cannot add to their lifespan by being anxious. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [none of you, being anxious, is able to add one cubit to his lifespan.] or [not one you, being anxious, can ever add one cubit to his lifespan!]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

μεριμνῶν

worrying

Here, the phrase being anxious provides the means by which a person might try to add one cubit to his or her lifespan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this connection more explicit. Alternate translation: [by being anxious]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα?

/is/_able /to/_add to the lifespan ˱of˲_him hour one

Here Jesus is speaking of a person’s lifespan as if it were measured in length rather than in time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly Alternate translation: [is able to make his lifespan any longer] or [is able to add any time to his lifespan]

Note 5 topic: translate-bdistance

πῆχυν ἕνα

hour one

A cubit is a measure of length equal to about half a meter or about a foot and a half. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this length using the measure that is customary in your culture.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

Although the term his is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [his or her]

Parallel MAT 6:27