Luke 12:27
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.This verse in the real world
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In what words
- νήθωnḗthōto spin
- κρίνονkrínona lily
- ΣολομώνSolomṓnSolomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David
- κατανοέωkatanoéōto observe fully
- κοπιάωkopiáōto feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
- περιβάλλωperibállōto throw all around, i.e. invest (with a palisade or with clothing)
- αὐξάνωauxánōto grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive)
- πῶςpōsan interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mat 6:28–30, Luk 12:24, 1Ki 10:1–13, 2Ch 9:1–12, Jas 1:10–11