Matthew 6:27

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Which of you, by takyng of carefull thought, can adde one cubite vnto his stature?

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 3:14 : 14 I considered also that whatsoeuer God doth, it continueth for euer: And that nothyng can be put vnto it, nor taken from it, & that God doth it to the intent that men shoulde feare hym.
  • Luke 12:25-26 : 25 Which of you, with takyng thought, can adde to his stature one cubite? 26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnaunt?
  • Matt 5:36 : 36 Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke.
  • Ps 39:5-6 : 5 Behold thou hast made my dayes as it were an hand breadth long, & mine age is euen as nothing before thee: truely euery man is al together vanitie. Selah. 6 Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe, truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, & can not tel who shal vse them.
  • 1 Cor 12:18 : 18 But nowe hath God set ye members, euery one seuerally in the body, as it hath pleased hym.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 12:21-31
    11 verses
    96%

    21So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.

    22And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I say vnto you, take no thought for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, neither for the body what ye shall put on.

    23The lyfe is more then meate, and the body is more then rayment.

    24Consider the Rauens, for they neither sowe nor reape, whiche neither haue storehouse nor barne, and God feedeth them: Howe much more are ye better then fethered fowles?

    25Which of you, with takyng thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

    26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnaunt?

    27Consider the Lylies how they growe, they labour not, they spinne not: and yet I say vnto you, that Solomon in al his royaltie was not clothed lyke one of these.

    28If God so clothe the grasse, whiche is to daye in the fielde, and to morowe is cast into the furnasse, howe much more wyll he clothe you, O ye of litle fayth?

    29And aske not ye what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drynke, neither be ye of doubtfull mynde:

    30For all suche thynges do the Heathen people of the worlde seke for: and your father knoweth that ye haue neede of these thynges.

    31But rather seke ye after ye kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you.

  • Matt 6:28-34
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    82%

    28And why care ye for rayment? Learne of the Lylies of the fielde, howe they growe. They weery not them selues with labour, neither do they spinne:

    29And yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his royaltie, was not arayed lyke one of these.

    30Wherfore, yf God so clothe the grasse of the fielde, which though it stande to day, is to morowe cast into the ouen: shall he not much more do the same for you, O ye of litle fayth?

    31Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eate? or, what shall we drynke? or, wherewith shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these thynges, do the Gentiles seke:) for your heauenly father knoweth, that ye haue nede of all these thynges.

    33But rather, seke ye first the kyngdome of God, and his ryghteousnesse, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you.

    34Care not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe. Sufficient vnto the day, is the euyll therof.

  • Matt 6:24-26
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    24No man can serue two maisters. For either he shall hate the one, & loue the other: or els leane to the one, and dispise the other. Ye can not serue God, and mammon.

    25Therfore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, or drynke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the lyfe more worth then meate? & the body then rayment?

    26Beholde the fowles of the ayre: For they sowe not, neither do they reape, nor cary into the barnes: yet your heauenly father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they?

  • Matt 10:28-31
    4 verses
    70%

    28And feare ye not them, which kyll the body, but are not able to kyll the soule. But rather feare hym, which is able to destroy both soule and body in hell.

    29Are not two litle sparowes solde for a farthyng? And one of the shall not light on the grounde, without your father.

    30Yea, euen all the heeres of your head are numbred.

    31Feare ye not therefore, ye are of more value then many sparowes.

  • Luke 12:6-7
    2 verses
    69%

    6Are not fyue sparrowes bought for two farthynges? and not one of them is forgotten before God.

    7Also, eue the very heeres of your head are all numbred. Feare not therfore, ye are more of value the many sparrowes.

  • Luke 14:28
    69%

    28For which of you, disposed to buylde a towre, sitteth not downe before, and counteth the cost, whether he haue sufficient to perfourme it?

  • Luke 12:15-18
    4 verses
    68%

    15And he sayde vnto them, Take heede & beware of couetousnes: For no mans lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges which he possesseth.

    16And he put foorth a similitude vnto the, saying: The grounde of a certaine ryche man brought foorth plentifull fruites.

    17And he thought within him selfe, saying, What shall I do, because I haue no rowme where to bestow my fruites?

    18And he sayde, this wyll I do, I wyll destroy my barnes, and buylde greater, and therin wyll I gather all my fruites and my goodes.

  • Matt 6:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7But when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do. For they thynke it wyl come to passe, that they shalbe heard, for theyr much bablinges sake.

    8Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them. For your father knoweth, what thynges ye haue nede of, before ye aske of hym.

  • 1 Pet 5:7
    67%

    7Cast all your care vpon hym, for he careth for you.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11Many thinges there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath a man els?

    12For who knoweth what is good for man liuing in the dayes of his vayne life, whiche is but a shadowe? Or who wyl tell a man what shall happen after hym vnder the sunne?

  • Matt 6:19-21
    3 verses
    67%

    19Hoorde not vp for your selues, treasures vpon earth, where the moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theeues breake through, and steale.

    20But laye vp for you, treasures in heauen, where neyther moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where theeues do not breake through, nor steale.

    21For, where your treasure is, there wyll your heart be also.

  • Jas 4:14
    66%

    14And yet can not ye tel what shall happen on the morowe. For what thyng is your lyfe? It is euen a vapour, that appeareth for a litle tyme, and then he vanisheth away.

  • John 6:27
    66%

    27Labour not for the meate whiche perisheth, but for that whiche endureth vnto euerlastyng lyfe, which meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you: For hym hath God the father sealed.

  • Ps 39:6
    66%

    6Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe, truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, & can not tel who shal vse them.

  • Matt 5:36
    65%

    36Neither shalt thou sweare by thy head, because thou canst not make one heere whyte or blacke.

  • Phil 4:6
    65%

    6Be carefull for nothyng: but in all thynges, let your petition be manifest vnto God, in prayer and supplication with geuyng of thankes.

  • Luke 24:38
    65%

    38And he sayde vnto them: Why are ye troubled, and why do thoughtes arise in your heartes?

  • Luke 12:33
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    33Sell that ye haue, and geue almes: and prepare you bagges whiche waxe not olde, euen a treasure that fayleth not in heauen, where no thiefe cometh, neither moth corrupteth.

  • Deut 28:66
    64%

    66And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shalt feare both day and nyght, and shalt haue none assurannce of thy lyfe.

  • Isa 2:22
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    22Ceasse therfore from man in whose nosethrilles there is breath: for wherin is he to be accompted of?

  • Matt 16:26
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    26For what doth it profite a man, yf he wynne all the whole worlde, and lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man geue for a raunsome of his soule?