Luke

Luke 12:25–26

²⁵Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?^c ²⁶So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

Footnotes

c 12:25 Or a single cubit to his height; a cubit was approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters.

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
of	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
by worrying	μεριμνῶν	merimnōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3309 I am anxious, distracted
can	δύναται	dynatai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
add	προσθεῖναι	prostheinai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4369 I put to, add, do again
a single hour	πῆχυν	pēchyn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4083 a cubit
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
life	ἡλικίαν	hēlikian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2244 age, stature

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you cannot	δύνασθε	dynasthe	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1410 I am powerful, am able
such a small thing	ἐλάχιστον	elachiston	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Superlative	G1646 least, smallest, very little
why	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do you worry	μεριμνᾶτε	merimnate	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3309 I am anxious, distracted
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
rest	λοιπῶν	loipōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3062 left, left behind, the remainder

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 12:25 Matthew 6:27 · Matthew 5:36

Luke 12:26 1 Peter 5:7 · Psalm 39:6 · Ecclesiastes 7:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.