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Revised Standard Version

Luke 12:7

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many 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 Living Translation
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.
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.
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 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. 4 "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. 8 "And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; 9 but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 10 And every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against 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 took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 12:8
Thence he removed to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 12:9
And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.
Genesis 12:12
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife'; then they will kill me, but they will let you live.
Genesis 13:4
to the place where he had made an altar at the first; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
Genesis 13:15
for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants for ever.
Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron; and there he built an altar to the LORD.
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphra'tes,
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell on his face; and 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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