Matthew

Matthew 6:27–28

²⁷Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?^f

²⁸And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.

Footnotes

f 6:27 Or a single cubit to his height; a cubit was approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
of you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
by	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
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	ἕνα	hena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
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
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
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
clothes	ἐνδύματος	endymatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1742 a garment, raiment
Consider	καταμάθετε	katamathete	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2648 I understand, consider carefully
how	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
lilies	κρίνα	krina	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2918 a lily
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
field	ἀγροῦ	agrou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G68 a field, the country
grow	αὐξάνουσιν	auxanousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
labor	κοπιῶσιν	kopiōsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2872 I grow weary, toil
spin	νήθουσιν	nēthousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3514 I spin

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

Matthew 6:27 Luke 12:25–26 · Ecclesiastes 3:14 · Matthew 5:36 · Psalm 39:5–6 · 1 Corinthians 12:18

Matthew 6:28 Matthew 6:25 · Philippians 4:6 · Luke 12:27 · Matthew 6:31 · Luke 22:35–36 · Luke 3:11 · Matthew 10:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.