Luke 12:6

Luke 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
• New International Version (NIV)Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

Context of Luke 12:6

4“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5But I will point out to you whom you should fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority and power to hurl [you] into hell; yes, I say to you, [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him! Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God. 7Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows. 8“I say to you, whoever declares openly and confesses Me before men [speaking freely of Me as his Lord], the Son of Man also will declare openly and confess him [as one of His own] before the angels of God.

Luke 12:6 word by word

οὐχὶ πέντε στρουθία πωλοῦνται ἀσσαρίων δύο; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Areπωλέωpōleō · to sellG4453
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• sparrowsστρουθίονstrouthion · sparrowG4765
• forἀσσάριονassarion · assarionG787
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• notοὐou · noG3756
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• forgottenἐπιλανθάνωepilanthanomai · to forgetG1950
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 12:6

• Matthew 10:29Are not two little sparrows sold for a copper coin? And yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
• Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, for they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the crop]; they have no storehouse or barn, and yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
• Psalms 50:10For every beast of the forest is Mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.
• Psalms 113:5Who is like the Lord our God, Who is enthroned on high,
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation], And You give them their food in due time.
• Psalms 147:9He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that for which they cry.

Commentaries on Luke 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? - See this explained on Matthew 10:29; (note), from which place we learn that two sparrows were sold for one farthing, and here; that five were sold for two farthings: thus we find a certain proportion - for one farthing you could get but two, while for two farthings you could get five.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-9Verses 2-9 Nothing covered - See the notes at Matthew 10:26-32. Luke 12:3 Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Matthew 10:27. The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of houses still prevails in the East. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 51,52) says: “At the present day, local governors in country districts cause their commands thus to be published. Their proclamations are generally made in the evening…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Each of the two pennies was worth about half an hour of work for a person who earned a living by working day jobs.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:6

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Animals
• Birds
• Farthing
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Sparrow

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ask
• Beat
• Divide
• Divider
• Farthing
• Forewarn
• Hell
• Hypocrisy

Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings