Luke 12:7

Luke 12:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
• New International Version (NIV)Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Context of Luke 12:7

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. 6Think 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. God 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.” 9But if you say to other people, “I do not believe in Jesus,” I will say to the angels of God, “I do not know this person. He is not one of my disciples.”

Luke 12:7 word by word

ἀλλὰ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν πᾶσαι ἠρίθμηνται. μὴ φοβεῖσθε· πολλῶν στρουθίων διαφέρετε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• theθρίξthrix trichos · hairG2359
• ofκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• areἀριθμέωarithmeō · to numberG705
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• Fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• notμήmē · notG3361
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ye are of more valueδιαφέρωdiapherō · to spread/surpassG1308
• thanστρουθίονstrouthion · sparrowG4765
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183

Cross-references for Luke 12:7

• Luke 21:18But your life will be safe with me. You will not lose even one hair from your head.
• 1 Samuel 14:45But the soldiers said to Saul, ‘No! Jonathan must not die! He has rescued Israel in battle. As surely as the Lord lives, we promise that he will not lose even one hair on his head. It is God who has helped Jonathan to win the fight today.’ In that way, the army saved Jonathan from death.
• 2 Samuel 14:11Then the woman said, ‘Sir, please stop my relative from punishing my son with death. I do not want this son to die as well as my other son. Please promise me in the name of the Lord your God that it will not happen.’ The king replied, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, I promise that nobody will touch even one hair of your son's head.’
• Matthew 10:30God even knows how many hairs there are on your head.
• Acts 27:34You must eat some food now. Then you will be strong enough to stay alive. None of you will die. You will not even lose one hair from your head.’
• Job 35:11God teaches us more things than he teaches to the animals. He makes us wiser than the birds.”
• Psalms 8:6You have chosen them to rule everything that you have made. You have put everything under their authority.
• Isaiah 43:3I am the Lord, your God, so I will rescue you. I am Israel's Holy God, your Saviour. I gave Egypt as the price to buy you back. I gave Ethiopia and Seba to their enemies, so that you could be free.
• Matthew 6:26Think about the wild 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, your Father in heaven, gives them food to eat. You are much more valuable than the birds.
• Matthew 10:31So do not be afraid of those people who are against you. You are more valuable to God than many little birds.

Commentaries on Luke 12:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Fear not therefore - Want of faith in the providence and goodness of God is the source of all human inquietudes and fears. He has undertaken to save and defend those to the uttermost who trust in him. His wisdom cannot be surprised, his power cannot be forced, his love cannot forget itself. Man distrusts God, and fears that he is forgotten by him, because he judges of God by himself; and he knows that he is apt to forget his Maker, and be unfaithful to…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
• 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

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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