Matthew 10:31

Matthew 10:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
• New International Version (NIV)So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Context of Matthew 10:31

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. 30But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered [for the Father is sovereign and has complete knowledge]. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. 32“Therefore, the one who confesses and acknowledges Me before men [as Lord and Savior, affirming a state of oneness with Me], that one I will also confess and acknowledge before My Father who is in heaven. 33But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 10:31 word by word

μὴ οὖν φοβεῖσθε· πολλῶν στρουθίων διαφέρετε ὑμεῖς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fear yeφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• notμήmē · notG3361
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• are of more valueδιαφέρωdiapherō · to spread/surpassG1308
• thanστρουθίονstrouthion · sparrowG4765
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Matthew 10:31

• Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the harvest] nor gather [the crops] into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?
• Matthew 12:11But He said to them, “What man is there among you who, if he has only one sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
• Psalms 8:5Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
• 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!
• 1 Corinthians 9:9For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain [to keep it from eating the grain].” Is it [only] for oxen that God cares?

Commentaries on Matthew 10:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Fear ye not - ye are of more value - None can estimate the value of a soul, for which Christ has given his blood and life! Have confidence in his goodness; for he who so dearly purchased thee will miraculously preserve and save thee. Did the poet intend to contradict Christ when he said: - "He sees with equal eye, as God of all, A Hero perish, or a Sparrow fall?" How cold and meagre is this shallow deistical saying! But could the poet mean, that a sparrow…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-31Verses 29-31 Are not two sparrows … - He encourages them not to fear by two striking considerations: first, that God takes care of sparrows, the smallest and least valuable of birds; and, secondly, by the fact that God numbers even the hairs of the head. The argument is, that if He takes care of birds of the least value, if He regards so small a thing as the hair of the head, and numbers it, He will certainly protect and provide for you. You need not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-42Verses 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. Thus Christ has dealt fairly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-31God cares for every sparrow. So, the disciples of Jesus, who are more valuable, should not fear. God will take care of them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows--Was ever language of such simplicity felt to carry such weight as this does? But here lies much of the charm and power of our Lord's teaching.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 10:31

• Afflictions and Adversities
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Commentaries on Matthew 10

• 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