Matthew 6:27

Geneva Bible (1560)

Which of you by taking care is able to adde one cubite vnto his stature?

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  • Eccl 3:14 : 14 I knowe that whatsoeuer God shall doe, it shalbe for euer: to it can no man adde, and from it can none diminish: for God hath done it, that they should feare before him.
  • Luke 12:25-26 : 25 And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite? 26 If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant?
  • Matt 5:36 : 36 Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.
  • Ps 39:5-6 : 5 Beholde, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age as nothing in respect of thee: surely euery man in his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah. 6 Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.
  • 1 Cor 12:18 : 18 But nowe hath God disposed the members euery one of them in the bodie at his owne pleasure.

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  • Luke 12:21-31
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    21 So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.

    22 And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on.

    23 The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.

    24 Consider the rauens: for they neither sowe nor reape: which neither haue storehouse nor barne, & yet God feedeth them: how much more are yee better then foules?

    25 And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

    26 If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant?

    27 Consider the lilies howe they growe: they labour not, neither spin they: yet I say vnto you, that Solomon himselfe in all his royaltie was not clothed like one of these.

    28 If then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith?

    29 Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shal drinke, neither hag you in suspense.

    30 For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things.

    31 But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you.

  • Matt 6:28-34
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    28 And why care ye for raiment? Learne howe the lilies of the fielde doe growe: they are not wearied, neither spinne:

    29 Yet I say vnto you, that euen Solomon in all his glorie was not arayed like one of these.

    30 Wherefore if God so clothe the grasse of the fielde which is to day, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, shall he not doe much more vnto you, O ye of litle faith?

    31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or what shall we drinke? or where with shall we be clothed?

    32 (For after all these things seeke the Gentiles) for your heauenly Father knoweth, that ye haue neede of all these things.

    33 But seeke ye first the kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and all these things shall be ministred vnto you.

    34 Care not then for the morowe: for the morowe shall care for it selfe: the day hath ynough with his owne griefe.

  • Matt 6:24-26
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    24 No man can serue two masters: for eyther he shall hate the one, and loue the other, or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and riches.

    25 Therefore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your life, what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drinke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth then meate? and the bodie then raiment?

    26 Behold the foules of the heauen: for they sowe not, neither reape, nor carie into the barnes: yet your heauenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better then they?

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    28 And feare yee not them which kill the bodie, but are nor able to kill the soule: but rather feare him, which is able to destroy both soule and bodie in hell.

    29 Are not two sparrowes sold for a farthing, and one of them shal not fal on the ground without your Father?

    30 Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred.

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

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    6 Are not fiue sparowes bought for two farthings, and yet not one of them is forgotten before God?

    7 Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred: feare not therefore: yee are more of value then many sparowes.

  • 28 For which of you minding to builde a towre, sitteth not downe before, and counteth the cost, whether hee haue sufficient to performe it,

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    15 Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

    16 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

    17 Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

    18 And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.

  • Matt 6:7-8
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    7 Also when ye pray, vse no vaine repetitions as the Heathen: for they thinke to be heard for their much babbling.

    8 Be ye not like them therefore: for your Father knoweth whereof ye haue neede, before ye aske of him.

  • 7 Cast all your care on him: for he careth for you.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11 (7:1) Svrely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?

    12 (7:2) For who knoweth what is good for man in the life and in the nomber of the dayes of the life of his vanitie, seeing he maketh them as a shadowe? For who can shewe vnto man what shall be after him vnder the sunne?

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    19 Lay not vp treasures for your selues vpon the earth, where the mothe & canker corrupt, and where theeues digge through and steale.

    20 But lay vp treasures for your selues in heauen, where neither the mothe nor canker corrupteth, & where theeues neither digge through, nor steale.

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

  • 14 (And yet ye cannot tell what shalbe to morowe. For what is your life? It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and afterward vanisheth away)

  • 27 Labour not for ye meate which perisheth, but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shal giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  • 6 Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

  • 36 Neither shalt thou sweare by thine head, because thou canst not make one heare white or blacke.

  • 6 Be nothing carefull, but in all thinges let your requestes be shewed vnto God in praier, and supplication with giuing of thankes.

  • 38 Then he saide vnto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore doe doutes arise in your hearts?

  • 33 Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth.

  • 66 And thy life shall hang before thee, and thou shalt feare both night and day, and shalt haue none assurance of thy life.

  • 22 Cease you from the man whose breath is in his nostrels: for wherein is he to be esteemed?

  • 26 For what shall it profite a man though he should winne the whole worlde, if hee lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man giue for recompence of his soule?