Read Full ChapterConsider 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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Strong's King James
(27) Consider the lilies, how they grow neither labouring nor spinning but I tell you, not even Shlomo (Peace) in all his glory dressed like one of these.
The F.O.G
[27] "Look at the wildflowers blooming in the fields. They don't exhaust themselves with work or worry. Yet even King Solomon in all his magnificent robes wasn't dressed as beautifully as these simple flowers."
The F.O.G Paraphrase
‘Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;
Young's Literal Translation
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