Matthew 10 · Verse 30

Matthew 10:30

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Matthew 10:30, King James Version

Matthew 10:30 in other translations

BSBAnd even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
WEBBut the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
ASVbut the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
YLTand of you--even the hairs of the head are all numbered;
DARBYbut of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered.
BBEBut the hairs of your head are all numbered.
WebsterBut the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

What does Matthew 10:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered--See Lu 21:18 (and compare for the language 1Sa 14:45; Ac 27:34).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 30. The hairs--are all numbered. That is, each one has exercised the care and attention of God. He has fixed the number; and though of small importance, yet he does not think it beneath him to determine how few, or how many, they shall be. He will, therefore, take care of you.

(t) "But the very hairs" Acts 27:34

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered - Nothing is more astonishing than the care and concern of God for his followers. The least circumstances of their life are regulated, not merely by that general providence which extends to all things, but by a particular providence, which fits and directs all things to the design of their salvation, causing them all to co-operate for their present and eternal good. Rom 5:1-5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 10:16-42

Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom…

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Matthew 10:30 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὑμῶνhumōnOf youG4771
δὲdenowG1161
καὶkaievenG2532
αἱhaitheG3588
τρίχεςtricheshairsG2359
τῆςtēsof theG3588
κεφαλῆςkephalēsheadG2776
πᾶσαιpasaiallG3956
ἠριθμημέναιērithmēmenainumberedG705
εἰσίν.eisinare.G1510

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 10:30

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Luke 21:18

    But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 1:52

    And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 14:45; 2Sa 14:11; 1Ki 1:52; Lu 12:7; 21:18; Ac 27:34

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Context

  • Matthew 10:29

    Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

  • Matthew 10:30

    But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

  • Matthew 10:31

    Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

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Matthew 10:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pues aun vuestros cabellos están todos contados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et pour vous, les cheveux même de votre tête sont tous comptés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		an euch aber sind selbst die Haare des Hauptes alle gezählt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vestri autem capilli capitis omnes numerati sunt.