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Luke 12:27

Solomon
Worry and anxietyGod's faithfulness

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

26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

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BSB
Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
KJV
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
WEB
Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
ASV
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
DARBY
Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.
BLB
Consider the lilies, how they grow: They do not labor, nor do they spin. Yet I say to you⁺, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.
ÅB
Gi akt på liljene, hvordan de vokser: de arbeider ikke, de spinner ikke; men jeg sier dere: Enn ikke Salomo i all sin herlighet var kledd som én av dem.
OTB
Se på liljene, hvordan de vokser: de arbeider ikke og spinner ikke; likevel sier jeg dere, ikke engang Salomo i all sin prakt var kledd som en av disse.
B1930
Gi akt på liljene, hvorledes de vokser: de arbeider ikke, de spinner ikke; men jeg sier eder: Enn ikke Salomo i all sin herlighet var klædd som én av dem.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 6:28–30

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

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  • Luke 12:24

    Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

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  • 1 Kings 10:1–13

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

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  • 2 Chronicles 9:1–12

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

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  • James 1:10–11

    But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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