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“Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. 5But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he’s the one to fear. “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins ? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. 7And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. 8“I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God’s angels.

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 10:29What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.
• Luke 12:24Look at the ravens. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds!
• Psalms 50:10For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
• Psalms 113:5Who can be compared with the Lord our God, who is enthroned on high?
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it.
• Psalms 147:9He gives food to the wild animals and 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