Lùjiāfúyīn 12:27

27 Nǐ xiǎng bǎihéhuā , zĕnme zhǎng qǐlai . tā yĕ bù laókǔ , yĕ bù fǎng xiàn . ránér wǒ gàosu nǐmen , jiù shì Suǒluómén jí rónghuá de shíhou , tā suǒ chuāndaì de , hái bù rú zhè huā yī duǒ ne .

Lùjiāfúyīn 12:27 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:27

Consider the lilies how they grow
Some copies read, "the lilies of the field", as in ( Matthew 6:28 ) The Persic version renders the word, "the roses and lilies of the field": and the Arabic version, the "flowers"; any flowers of the field; for what is afterwards said, is true of any of them, but particularly of the lilies: now, as the former instance of God's feeding the ravens is designed to remove all anxious and distressing thoughts about food for the body; this is mentioned to take off every thing of that kind with respect to clothing for it; wherefore, in Matthew, these words are premised to it, "and why take ye thought for raiment?" there will be no need of it, when it considered how the lilies, or tulips, or any other flowers grow up out of the earth, and in what a fine beautiful dress they appear, without any care or labour of their own, and even without the care and management of a gardener; for flowers of the field are here meant:

they toil not, they spin not;
they neither labour as men do, in sowing flax, and dressing it, or in combing of wool, or in spinning of either:

and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.
The Ethiopic version renders it, "in the whole time of his glory"; throughout his glorious reign, at any time; whenever upon any extraordinary occasion he was dressed out in the finest manner, yet even then a lily outdid him; its glory being natural to it, whereas his, at best, was but artificial, and an imitation of nature; (See Gill on Matthew 6:29).

Lùjiāfúyīn 12:27 In-Context

25 Nǐmen nà yī gè néng yòng sīlǜ , shǐ shòushu duō jiā yī kè ne . (huò zuò "shǐ shēnliang duō jiā yī zhǒu ne" )

26 Zhè zuì xiǎo de shì , nǐmen shàngqiĕ bùnéng zuò , wèishénme hái yōulǜ qíyú de shì ne .

27 Nǐ xiǎng bǎihéhuā , zĕnme zhǎng qǐlai . tā yĕ bù laókǔ , yĕ bù fǎng xiàn . ránér wǒ gàosu nǐmen , jiù shì Suǒluómén jí rónghuá de shíhou , tā suǒ chuāndaì de , hái bù rú zhè huā yī duǒ ne .

28 Nǐmen zhè xiǎo xìn de rén nǎ , yĕdì lǐ de cǎo , jīntiān hái zaì , míngtiān jiù diū zaì lú lǐ , shén hái gĕi tā zhèyàng de zhuāngshì , hékuàng nǐmen ne .

29 Nǐmen búyào qiú chī shénme , hē shénme , yĕ búyào guà xīn .