Luke 12:7
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7 in other translations
| BSB | And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. |
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| WEB | But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. |
| ASV | But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows. |
| YLT | but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value. |
| DARBY | But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows. |
| BBE | But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows. |
| Webster | But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. |
What does Luke 12:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:6-7
6-7. five ... for two farthings--In Mt 10:29 it is "two for one farthing"; so if one took two farthings' worth, he got one in addition--of such small value were they. than many sparrows--not "than millions of sparrows"; the charm and power of our Lord's teaching is very much in this simplicity.
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:1-12
A firm belief of the doctrine of God's universal providence, and the extent of it, would satisfy us when in peril, and encourage us to trust God in the way of duty. Providence takes notice of the meanest creatures, even of the sparrows, and therefore of the smallest interests of the disciples of Christ. Those who confess Christ now, shall be owned by him in the great day, before the angels of God. To deter us from…
Luke 12:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 12:7
- Matthew 10:30-31
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
- Matthew 6:26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
- Isaiah 43:3-4
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
- 2 Samuel 14:11
Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
- Luke 21:18
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
- 1 Samuel 14:45
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
- Acts 27:34
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
- Psalms 8:6
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
- Matthew 12:12
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
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Context
- Luke 12:6
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
- Luke 12:7
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:8
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Luke 12:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aun los cabellos de vuestra cabeza están todos contados. No temáis pues: de más estima sois que muchos pajarillos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais les cheveux même de votre tête sont tous comptés. Ne craignez donc pas: vous valez mieux que beaucoup de passereaux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber selbst die Haare eures Hauptes sind alle gezählt. So fürchtet euch nun nicht; ihr seid vorzüglicher als viele Sperlinge. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sed et capilli capitis vestri omnes numerati sunt. Nolite ergo timere: multis passeribus pluris estis vos. |