Matthew 6:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Eccl 3:14 : 14 I am certain that whatever God does will be for ever. No addition may be made to it, nothing may be taken from it; and God has done it so that man may be in fear before him.
  • Luke 12:25-26 : 25 And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller? 26 If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?
  • Matt 5:36 : 36 You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
  • Ps 39:5-6 : 5 You have made my days no longer than a hand's measure; and my years are nothing in your eyes; truly, every man is but a breath. (Selah.) 6 Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.
  • 1 Cor 12:18 : 18 But now God has put every one of the parts in the body as it was pleasing to him.

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  • Luke 12:21-31
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    21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

    22And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

    23Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

    24Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

    25And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

    26If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

    27Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

    28But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

    29And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

    30For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

    31But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

  • Matt 6:28-34
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    28And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

    29But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

    30But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

    31Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

    33But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

    34Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

  • Matt 6:24-26
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    24No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

    25So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

    26See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

  • Matt 10:28-31
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    28And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

    29Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

    30But the hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    6Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

    7But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • Luke 14:28
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    28For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

  • Luke 12:15-18
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    15And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

    16And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

    17And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

    18And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

  • Matt 6:7-8
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    7And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

    8So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • 1 Pet 5:7
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    7Putting all your troubles on him, for he takes care of you.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

    12Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    19Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

    20But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

    21For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • Jas 4:14
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    14When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

  • John 6:27
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    27Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

  • Matt 5:36
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    36You may not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

  • Phil 4:6
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    6Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

  • Luke 24:38
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    38And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt?

  • Luke 12:33
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    33Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

  • Deut 28:66
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    66Your very life will be hanging in doubt before you, and day and night will be dark with fears, and nothing in life will be certain:

  • Isa 2:22
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    22Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.

  • Matt 16:26
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    26For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?