From bb7bc2fcab64b4234b9e18ba3518424633c520c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:05:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'luk/12/25.md' --- luk/12/25.md | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/luk/12/25.md b/luk/12/25.md index 8142ffe1ef..a4c4e770cc 100644 --- a/luk/12/25.md +++ b/luk/12/25.md @@ -1,10 +1,6 @@ # Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his lifespan? -Jesus uses a question to teach his disciples. Alternate translation: "None of you can make your life any longer by being anxious!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]]) - -# add a cubit to his lifespan - -This is a metaphor because a cubit is a measure of length rather than of time. The image is of a person's life stretched out as if it were a board, a rope, or some other physical object. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"None of you can make your life any longer by being anxious!" # cubit