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

4You are my friends, so I tell you this: do not be afraid of those people who can kill only your body. After that, they can do nothing worse to you. 5But I tell you, it is God that you should be afraid of. He has the power to kill people and then to throw them into hell. Yes, I am telling you, be very afraid of him. Think about this. People sell five birds for two small coins. But each little bird is valuable to God. He knows about them all and takes care of them. 7God even knows how many hairs there are on your head. So do not be afraid of those people who are against you. You are more valuable to God than many little birds. 8I tell you this. You should say clearly to other people, “I believe in Jesus.” If you do this, I, the Son of Man, will say to the angels of God, “This is someone who is my disciple.”

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 10:29Think about this. People sell two birds for just one small coin. But God takes care of these little birds. Not one of them can fall to the ground unless God lets it happen.
• Luke 12:24Think about the birds. They do not plant seeds in the ground. They do not cut down plants to eat. They have no buildings to store food. But God gives them food to eat. You are much more valuable than the birds.
• Psalms 50:10All the wild animals of the forest belong to me! All the cows on a thousand hills belong to me!
• Psalms 113:5There is nobody like the Lord our God. He sits on his throne high above us.
• Psalms 145:15People look to you for help. You give them food when they need it.
• Psalms 147:9He gives food for the animals to eat. He feeds the young ravens when 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