Luke 12:25

25 And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit?

Luke 12:25 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:25

And which of you with taking thought
In an anxious and distressing manner, for food and raiment, in order to preserve and continue life,

add to his stature one cubit?
The Persic version reads, "to his stature and height", as if this referred to the height of stature; whereas it seems rather to regard the age of a man, and the continuance of his life; (See Gill on Matthew 6:27).

Luke 12:25 In-Context

23 The life is more than food, and the body [is more] than raiment.

24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: which neither have store-house, nor barn; and God feedeth them: How much more are ye better than the fowls?

25 And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit?

26 If ye then are not able to do that thing which is least, why are ye anxious for the rest?

27 Consider the lilies how they grow: They toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.