King James Version

Luke 12:25

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “one” (ἕνα;) after hour here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

τίςtiswhichτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.whichδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youμεριμνῶνmerimnōnwith taking thoughtμεριμνάω (merimnaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “with taking thought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3309I am over-anxious; with acc: I am anxious about, distracted; I care for.with taking thoughtδύναταιdunataicanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.canἐπὶepitoἐπίpreposition — “to”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.toτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἡλικίανhēlikianstatureἡλικία (hēlikia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “stature”, the object formG2244age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature.This verse uses “stature”.statureαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.προσθεῖναιprostheinaito addπροστίθημι (prostithēmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to add”, a single actionG4369I place (put) to, add; I do again.This verse uses “add”.πῆχυνpēchuncubitπῆχυς (pēchus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “cubit”, the object formG4083a cubit, about a foot and a half.cubit

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

Douay-Rheims

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

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