è·¯åŠ ç¦éŸ³ 12:6

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

五隻麻雀，不是賣兩個大錢嗎？但在　神面前，一隻也不被忘記。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
五 个 麻 雀 不 是 卖 二 分 银 子 麽 ？ 但 在 神 面 前 ， 一 个 也 不 忘 记 ；

Contextual Overview

¹ So many thousands of people had gathered that they were stepping on each other. Jesus spoke first to his followers, saying, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, because they are hypocrites. ² Everything that is hidden will be shown, and everything that is secret will be made known. ³ What you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an inner room will be shouted from the housetops. ⁴ "I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of people who can kill the body but after that can do nothing more to hurt you. ⁵ I will show you the one to fear. Fear the one who has the power to kill you and also to throw you into hell. Yes, this is the one you should fear. ⁶ "Five sparrows are sold for only two pennies, and God does not forget any of them. ⁷ But God even knows how many hairs you have on your head. Don't be afraid. You are worth much more than many sparrows. ⁸ "I tell you, all those who stand before others and say they believe in me, I, the Son of Man, will say before the angels of God that they belong to me. ⁹ But all who stand before others and say they do not believe in me, I will say before the angels of God that they do not belong to me. ¹⁰ "Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

five: Matthew 10:29

and: Luke 12:24, Luke 12:27, Psalms 50:10, Psalms 50:11, Psalms 113:5, Psalms 113:6, Psalms 145:15, Psalms 145:16, Psalms 147:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 22:6 - young ones Matthew 6:26 - the fowls Mark 11:13 - haply

Cross-References

Genesis 10:15
Canaan was the father of Sidon, his first son, and of Heth.

Genesis 12:18
So the king sent for Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?

Genesis 12:19
Why did you say, ‘She is my sister' so that I made her my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and leave!"

Genesis 13:7
so Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen began to argue. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at this time.

Genesis 33:18
Jacob left Northwest Mesopotamia and arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan. There he camped east of the city.

Genesis 34:2
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he took her and forced her to have sexual relations with him.

Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had, and the earrings they were wearing, and he hid them under the great tree near the town of Shechem.

Deuteronomy 11:30
(These mountains are on the other side of the Jordan River, to the west, toward the sunset. They are near the great trees of Moreh in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Jordan Valley opposite Gilgal.)

Joshua 20:7
So the Israelites chose these cities to be cities of safety: Kedesh in Galilee in the mountains of Naphtali; Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim; Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron) in the mountains of Judah;

Joshua 24:32
When the Israelites left Egypt, they carried the bones of Joseph with them. They buried them at Shechem, in the land Jacob had bought for a hundred pieces of silver from the sons of Hamor (Hamor was the father of Shechem). This land now belonged to Joseph's children.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings,.... As two were sold for one farthing, :-; so in buying and selling, where more money is laid out, things are bought cheaper; the Persic version reads, "for two barley corns":

and not one of them is forgotten before God; a single sparrow, a bird of little value and worth, is taken notice and care of by him; it has its life from him, and is provided for with food by him, and is under his protection; nor does he ever forget it, nor can any thing be done to it, without his permission; it cannot be struck, so as to cause it to fall on the ground, or be taken in a snare, or be killed in any shape, without the knowledge of God: his providence reaches to the minutest creatures and things, and much more then to rational creatures, to men; and still more to his dear children, ministers, and apostles.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, after the people have returned from their labors in the field. The public crier ascends the highest roof at hand, and lifts up his voice in a long-drawn call upon all faithful subjects to give ear and obey. He then proceeds to announce, in a set form, the will of their master, and demand obedience thereto.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 12:6. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? — See this explained on Matthew 10:29, 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.