Changes

→‎Chapter 12: v.25-26 translated: This is a famously disputed verse, often translated as adding an hour to one's life. But the Greek term πῆχυς means "cubit"
Line 953: Line 953:  
|25
 
|25
 
|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
 
|And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
−
|
+
|By worrying, can any of you add a foot to your height?
−
|
+
|This is a famously disputed verse, often translated as adding an hour to one's life.  But the Greek term πῆχυς means "cubit", and the next verse conflicts with the translation of adding an hour to one's life.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|26
 
|26
 
|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
 
|If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
−
|
+
|If you cannot even do something so meaningless, why do you worry so much about everything else?
−
|
+
|"something so meaningless" conveys the substance of ἐλάχιστος
 
|-
 
|-
 
|27
 
|27
Anthony, Irenaeus, Siteadmin, apieditor, Bureaucrats, Check users, nsAm_Govt_101RO, nsAm_Govt_101RW, nsAm_Govt_101_ta, nsJudgesRO, nsJudgesRW, nsJudges_talkRO, nsJudges_talkRW, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
126,530

edits