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Matthew 6:28

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Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?	And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:	And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 why^G5101 take ye thought^G3309 for^G4012 raiment^G1742? Consider^G2648 the lilies^G2918 of the field^G68, how^G4459 they grow^G837; they toil^G2872 not^G3756, neither^G3761 do they spin^G3514:

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Original Greek

καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ, πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ, οὐδὲ νήθει·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
περὶ	peri	G4012	PREP	for
ἐνδύματος	endumatos	G1742	N-GSN	raiment
τί	ti	G5101	I-ASN	why
μεριμνᾶτε;	merimnate	G3309	V-PAM-2P	take ye thought
καταμάθετε	katamathete	G2648	V-2AAM-2P	Consider
τὰ	ta	G3588	T-APN	the
κρίνα	krina	G2918	N-APN	lilies
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	of the
ἀγροῦ,	agrou	G68	N-GSM	field
πῶς	pōs	G4459	ADV	how
αὐξάνει·	auxanei	G837	V-PAI-3S	they grow
οὐ	ou	G3756	PRT-N	not
κοπιᾷ,	kopia	G2872	V-PAI-3S	they toil
οὐδὲ	oude	G3761	CONJ-N	neither
νήθει·	nēthei	G3514	V-PAI-3S	do they spin

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G68 — ἀγρός (agrós, ag-ros'): a field, the country — from ἄγω; a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet:--country, farm, piece of ground, land.
• G837 — αὐξάνω (auxánō, owx-an'-o): I cause to increase, become greater, grow — a prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive):--grow (up), (give the) increase.
• G1742 — ἔνδυμα (éndyma, en'-doo-mah): a garment, raiment — from ἐνδύω; apparel (especially the outer robe):--clothing, garment, raiment.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2648 — καταμανθάνω (katamanthánō, kat-am-an-than'-o): I understand, consider carefully — from κατά and μανθάνω; to learn thoroughly, i.e. (by implication) to note carefully:--consider.
• G2872 — κοπιάω (kopiáō, kop-ee-ah'-o): I grow weary, toil — from a derivative of κόπος; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard:--(bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.
• G2918 — κρίνον (krínon, kree'-non): a lily — perhaps a prim word; a lily:--lily.
• G3309 — μεριμνάω (merimnáō, mer-im-nah'-o): I am anxious, distracted — from μέριμνα; to be anxious about:--(be, have) care(-ful), take thought.
• G3514 — νήθω (nḗthō, nay'-tho): I spin — from (of like meaning); to spin:--spin.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G3761 — οὐδέ (oudé, oo-deh'): neither, nor, not even — from οὐ and δέ; not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even:--neither (indeed), never, no (more, nor, not), nor (yet), (also, even, then) not (even, so much as), + nothing, so much as.
• G4012 — περί (perí, per-ee'): about, concerning, around — from the base of πέραν; properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period):--(there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
• G4459 — πῶς (pōs, poce): how, in what manner — adverb from the base of ποῦ; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:--how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
• G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• the lilies — Luke 12:27
• why — Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31, Matthew 10:10, Luke 3:11, Luke 22:35-36

Reciprocal references (4): 1 Samuel 9:5, Hosea 14:5, 1 Timothy 2:9, Hebrews 2:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BEAUTY-DISFIGUREMENT, DRESS, LILY, MIND, CARNAL-SPIRITUAL, NATURE'S LESSON
• Torrey’s: ADOPTION, CARE, OVERMUCH, FLOWERS
• Nave’s: BOTANY, CARE, FAITH, INSTRUCTION, LILY, READINGS, SELECT, RELIGION, TROUBLE, WORLDLINESS

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