Matthew 6:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

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  • Eccl 3:14 : 14 God’s Sovereignty I also know that whatever God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken away from it. God has made it this way, so that men will fear him.
  • Luke 12:25-26 : 25 And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life? 26 So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?
  • Matt 5:36 : 36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
  • Ps 39:5-6 : 5 Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.(Selah) 6 Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”
  • 1 Cor 12:18 : 18 But as a matter of fact, God has placed each of the members in the body just as he decided.

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  • Luke 12:21-31
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    21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

    22Exhortation Not to Worry Then Jesus said to his disciples,“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

    23For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.

    24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

    25And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?

    26So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?

    27Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

    28And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

    29So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.

    30For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

    31Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

  • Matt 6:28-34
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    28Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

    29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

    30And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

    31So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’

    32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

    33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

    34So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

  • Matt 6:24-26
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    24“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

    25Do Not Worry“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

    26Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?

  • Matt 10:28-31
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    28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

    29Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

    30Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

    31So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    6Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

    7In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

  • Luke 14:28
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    28For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

  • Luke 12:15-18
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    15Then he said to them,“Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

    16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,

    17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

    18Then he said,‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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    7When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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    7by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

    12For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    19Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

    20But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and devouring insect do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.

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

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    14You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

  • John 6:27
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    27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

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    6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

  • Matt 5:36
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    36Do 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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    6Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

  • Luke 24:38
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    38Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

  • Luke 12:33
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    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out– a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

  • Deut 28:66
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    66Your life will hang in doubt before you; you will be terrified by night and day and will have no certainty of surviving from one day to the next.

  • Isa 2:22
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    22Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

  • Matt 16:26
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    26For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?