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New Living Translation

Luke 12:7

And 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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Hair;   Jesus, the Christ;   Minister, Christian;   Righteous;   Thompson Chain Reference - Care, Divine;   Divine;   God;   Overshadowing Providence;   Providence, Divine;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Leaven;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Meshach;   Sparrow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Birds;   Luke, Gospel of;   Sparrow;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Matthew, Gospel According to;   Sparrow;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Animals;   Character;   Consolation;   Hair (2);   Hypocrisy;   Ideas (Leading);   Manuscripts;   Oppression;   Physical ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Sparrow,;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sparrow;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Number (and forms);   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Sparrow;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hair;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Omnipotence;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
King James Version (1611)
But euen the very haires of your head are all numbred: Feare not therefore, ye are of more value then many sparrowes.
King James Version
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
English Standard Version
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
New American Standard Bible
"But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.
New Century Version
But God even knows how many hairs you have on your head. Don't be afraid. You are worth much more than many sparrows.
Amplified Bible
"Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Legacy Standard Bible
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Berean Standard Bible
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Contemporary English Version
Even the hairs on your head are counted. So don't be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.
Complete Jewish Bible
Why, every hair on your head has been counted! Don't be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows.
Darby Translation
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.
Easy-to-Read Version
Yes, God even knows how many hairs you have on your head. Don't be afraid. You are worth much more than many birds.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred: feare not therefore: yee are more of value then many sparowes.
George Lamsa Translation
But so far as you are concerned, even the hairs of your head are all numbered; therefore fear not, because you are much more important than many sparrows.
Good News Translation
Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!
Lexham English Bible
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Literal Translation
But even the hairs of your head have all been numbered. Then stop being afraid; you differ from many sparrows.
American Standard Version
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Bible in Basic English
But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.
Hebrew Names Version
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
International Standard Version
Why, even all the hairs on your head have been counted! Stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."
Etheridge Translation
But of you, the numbers of the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; than many sparrows more precious are you.
Murdock Translation
And as for you, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; for ye are superior to many sparrows.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Also, eue the very heeres of your head are all numbred. Feare not therfore, ye are more of value the many sparrowes.
English Revised Version
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
World English Bible
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
Weymouth's New Testament
But the very hairs on your heads are all counted. Away with fear: you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But also alle the heeris of youre heed ben noumbrid. Therfor nyle ye drede; ye ben of more prijs than many sparowis.
Update Bible Version
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid: you are of more value than many sparrows.
Webster's Bible Translation
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
New English Translation
In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
New King James Version
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
New Life Bible
God knows how many hairs you have on your head. Do not be afraid. You are worth more than many small birds.
New Revised Standard
But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, even the hairs of your head, have all been numbered: Be not afraid: many sparrows, ye excel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
Revised Standard Version
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Also even the very heres of youre heedes are nombred. Feare not therfore: ye are moare of value then many sparowes.
Young's Literal Translation
but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The very hayres of youre heade also are nombred euery one. Feare not therfore, for ye are better then many sparowes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
nay, the very hairs of your head can't fall without being number'd: be not then afraid; there is no comparison between you and sparrows.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The Boss has numbered the hairs on your head, so you don't have to be afraid. You are worth more than all the birds in the world.

Contextual Overview

1 Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy. 2 The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. 3 Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear! 4 "Dear friends, don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. 5 But 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. 6 "What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. 7 And 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. 9 But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God's angels. 10 Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

even: Luke 21:18, 1 Samuel 14:45, 2 Samuel 14:11, Matthew 10:30, Acts 27:34

ye are: Job 35:11, Psalms 8:6, Isaiah 43:3, Isaiah 43:4, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 10:31

Reciprocal: Matthew 10:29 - two Mark 11:13 - haply Luke 12:24 - how

Cross-References

Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord , and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.
Genesis 12:8
After that, Abram traveled south and set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 12:9
Then Abram continued traveling south by stages toward the Negev.
Genesis 12:12
When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let's kill him; then we can have her!'
Genesis 13:4
This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the Lord again.
Genesis 13:15
I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession.
Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord .
Genesis 15:18
So the Lord made a covenant with Abram that day and said, "I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River—
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.' Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.
Genesis 17:3
At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered,.... Not only their persons had passed under the hands of him that telleth them, who is the "Palmoni", or "wonderful numberer", as in the margin of Daniel 8:13 and not only the several members of their bodies, or the more substantial parts of them, were written in the book of his purposes, according to which they were fashioned in time, but the more minute parts, and less to be regarded, were all told over, and kept in account; even the very hairs of their head, and not one of them could fall to the ground, any more than a sparrow; or be plucked off by men, without the knowledge and will of God; so careful is the providence of God, of all his people:

fear not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows; for if the hairs of their heads are as much regarded as sparrows, their persons and their lives must be of more account, than an infinite number of them, nor are they to be mentioned with them.

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 12:7. Fear 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 him. See on Matthew 10:29-31.


 
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