Catholic Public Domain Version
"But which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature? "
— Luke 12:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?”
“And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? ”
“Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?”
“And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?”
“And which of you by taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?”
“And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?”
“And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?”
And he said to his disciples: “And so I say to you: Do not choose to be anxious about your life, as to what you may eat, nor about your body, as to what you will wear.
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
Consider the ravens. For they neither sow nor reap; there is no storehouse or barn for them. And yet God pastures them. How much more are you, compared to them?
But which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?
Therefore, if you are not capable, in what is so little, why be anxious about the rest?
Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither work nor weave. But I say to you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.
Therefore, if God so clothes the grass, which is in the field today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more you, O little in faith?