27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his (A)span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, (B)even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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  1. Matthew 6:27 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?(A)

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor(B) was dressed like one of these.

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  1. Matthew 6:27 Or single cubit to your height

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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