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Berean Standard Bible

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”

Luke 12:25

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Within his teaching on worry, Jesus asks a pointed question about whether anxiety can add anything to a person's life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?

King James Version (KJV)

And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Y quién de vosotros podrá con afán añadir á su estatura un codo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Quién de ustedes, por mucho que se afane, puede alargar su vida una hora más?

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