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Matthew 10:29
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When birds are sold, two small birds cost only a penny. But not even one of those little birds can die without your Father knowing it.
Are not two sparowes solde for a farthinge? And none of them dothe lyght on the grounde with out youre father.
"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.apart from your Father">[fn]
"Are two sparrows not sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Two sparrows cost only a penny, but not even one of them can die without your Father's knowing it.
Are not two sparrows sold for $10? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
"Are not two little sparrows sold for a copper coin? And yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
"Aren't two sparrows sold for an assarion? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father.
Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.
Whether twei sparewis ben not seeld for an halpeny? and oon of hem shal not falle on the erthe with outen youre fadir.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:
Aren't sparrows sold for next to nothing, two for an assarion? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's consent.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father;
Are not two sparrows sold for an asor? [fn] yet one of them, without your Father, doth not fall upon the earth.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet one of them doth not fall to the ground without your Father.
Are not two Sparrowes solde for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.
Are not two small birds sold for a very small piece of money? And yet not one of the birds falls to the earth without your Father knowing it.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Are not two sparrowes sold for a farthing, and one of them shal not fal on the ground without your Father?
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall on the ground without your Father''s will.
Are not, two sparrows, for a farthing, sold? And, one from among them, shall not fall upon the ground, without your Father;
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will.
Are not two litle sparowes solde for a farthyng? And one of the shall not light on the grounde, without your father.
For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent.
Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny?
"Aren't two sparrows sold for an assarion? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.
Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? Yet not one of them shall fall to the ground without your Father.
`Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;
Are not two sparowes solde for a farthinge? Yet doth there none of the light vpon the groude without youre father.
are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? yet not one of them shall lose its life independently of your father,
"What's the price of a pet canary? Some loose change, right? And God cares what happens to it even more than you do. He pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! So don't be intimidated by all this bully talk. You're worth more than a million canaries.
Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.
You can buy two little birds for a penny, can't you? But not one of them will fall out of the sky without God's permission.
"Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
two: Luke 12:6, Luke 12:7
farthing: "In value a halfpenny farthing, as being the tenth of the Roman penny." See note on Matthew 18:28.
and one: Psalms 104:27-30
Reciprocal: Ruth 2:3 - hap was 1 Samuel 25:29 - bound 2 Kings 8:5 - the woman Ezra 1:9 - nine Psalms 36:6 - thou Psalms 50:11 - know Matthew 6:9 - Our Matthew 6:26 - the fowls John 5:17 - My
Cross-References
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal;
And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?.... A farthing, with the Jews, was a very small coin; according to them it contained four grains of silver b; was the ninety sixth part of a "sela", or shilling c; and sometimes they make it to be of the same value with an Italian farthing: for they say d, it is of the value of eight "prutahs": and a "prutah" is the eighth part of an Italian farthing: it is used proverbially to signify a very little thing in the Misna e;
"if of a command, which is light ×××סר "as a farthing", which Bartenora explains a "very little thing", the law says, "that it may be well with thee", much more of the weighty commands in the law.''
Hence, in Munster's Hebrew Gospel, it is rendered by ×××¢ ק×××, "a little piece of money"; and this was the common price of two sparrows. Our Lord appeals to his disciples, for the truth of it, as a thing well known: according to the question in Luke, five sparrows were sold for two farthings, which makes them somewhat cheaper still. This shows they were of little account.
And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father: some copies add, "which is in heaven"; meaning, that one of them should not be shot, or be killed, without the knowledge, will, and pleasure of God. The design of Christ is to assert the doctrine of providence, as reaching to all creatures and things, even the most minute and worthless: he instances not in men, nor in the beasts of the field, but in the fowls of the air, and in those of the inferior sort, and more useless, in sparrows, yea in little sparrows; as the word may be rendered; whose price was so low, that two are obliged to be put together to fetch the least sum of money current: and yet the providence of God is concerned with each of these; so that not one of them is taken in a snare, or killed with a stone, or shot flying, or sitting, but by the will of God: from whence it may be strongly concluded, that nothing comes by chance; that there is no such thing as contingency with respect to God, though there is to men, with respect to second causes; that all things are firmly ordained by the purpose of God, and are wisely ordered by his providence: and our Lord's further view is, from this consideration, to animate his disciples to a free, open, and constant preaching of his Gospel, not regarding their lives for his sake; for since their heavenly Father, in his providence, takes care of the meanest, even of the most irrational creatures, so that the life of one of them is not taken away without his will, much more will he take care of them; nor could their valuable lives be lost without his will and pleasure. Much such a way of arguing is used by the Jews, who f say, צפ×ר ××××¢×× ×©××× ×× ×××× ×× ×©×× ×ר × ×©×, "a bird without God does not perish, much less a man"; or, as it is elsewhere g expressed,
"a bird "without God" is not hunted, or taken, how much less does the soul of a man go out of him?''
And again h,
"a bird "without God" does not fly away, much less the soul of a man.''
Two birds, or sparrows, as the word may be rendered, in Leviticus 14:4 were used in cleansing the leper; one was killed, and the other let loose into the open field: and though it might be a contingent thing with men which was killed, and which preserved, yet not with God; and some think the allusion is here to that case.
b Maimon. in Misn. Peah, c. 8. sect. 1. c Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Maaser Sheni, c. 4. sect. 3. d Ib. in Misn. Eracin, c. 8. sect. 1. e Cholin, c. 12. sect. 5. f T. Hieros. Sheviith, fol. 38. 4. g Bereshit Rabba, fol. 69. 3. h Midrash Kohelet, fol. 81. 2. & Midrash Esther, fol. 89. 3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Are not two sparrows ... - He encourages them not to fear by two striking considerations: first, that God takes care of sparrows, the smallest and least valuable of birds; and, secondly, by the fact that God numbers even the hairs of the head. The argument is, that if He takes care of birds of the least value, if He regards so small a thing as the hair of the head, and numbers it, He will certainly protect and provide for you. You need not, therefore, fear what man can do to you.
Sparrows - The sparrows are well-known birds in Syria. They are small; they are found in great numbers; they are tame, intrusive, and nestle everywhere. âThey are extremely pertinacious in asserting their right of possession, and have not the least reverence for any place or thing. David alludes to these characteristics of the sparrow in Psalms 84:1-12, when he complains that they had appropriated even the altars of God for their nests. Concerning himself, he says, I watch, and am as a sparrow upon the housetop, Psalms 102:7. When one of them has lost its mate - a matter of everyday occurrence - he will sit on the housetop alone, and lament by the hour his sad bereavement. These birds are snared and caught in great numbers, but, as they are small, and not much relished for food, five sparrows may still be sold for two farthings; and when we see their countless numbers, and the eagerness with which they are destroyed as a worthless nuisance, we can better appreciate the assurance that our heavenly Father, who takes care of them, so that not one can fall to the ground without his notice, will surely take care of us, who are of more value than many sparrows.â - âThe Land and the Bookâ (Thomson), vol. i. pp. 52, 53.
Farthing - See the notes at Matthew 5:26.
Without your Father - That is, God, your Father, guides and directs its fall. It falls only with His permission, and where He chooses.
Matthew 10:30
The very hairs of your head are all numbered - That is, each one has exercised the care and attention of God.
He has fixed the number; and, though of small importance, yet he does not think it beneath him to determine how few or how many they shall be. He will therefore take care of you.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 29. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? — αÏÏαÏÎ¹Î¿Ï . A Roman AS was one-tenth of a DENARIUS, which was about sevenpence-halfpenny, and one-tenth of sevenpence-halfpenny makes just three farthings.
The word αÏÏαÏιον, which we translate farthing, is found among the rabbins in the word ×¢×סר aisar, which, according to Maimonides, is equal to four grains of silver, but is used among them to express a thing of the lowest, or almost no value. Our Lord seems to have borrowed the expression, One of them shall not fall on the ground, c., from his own countrymen. In Bereshith Rabba, sec. 79, fol. 77, it is said: In the time in which the Jews were compelled to apostatize, Rab. Simeon, Ben. Jochai, and Eliezer his son hid themselves in a cave, and lived upon dry husks. After thirteen years they came out and, sitting at the mouth of the cave, they observed a fowler stretching his nets to catch birds; and as often as the Bath Kol said ××××ס dimos, escape! the bird escaped; but when it said ספק××× spicula, a dart, the bird was taken. Then the rabbin said, Even a bird is not taken without Heaven, i.e. without the will of God, how much less the life of man! The doctrine intended to be inculcated is this: The providence of God extends to the minutest things; every thing is continually under the government and care of God, and nothing occurs without his will or permission; if then he regards sparrows, how much more man, and how much more still the soul that trusts in him!
Fall on the ground — Instead of εÏι Ïην γην, Origen, Clement, Chrysostom, Juvencus, and six MSS. of Mathai, read ÎµÎ¹Ï Ïην Ïαγιδα into a snare. Bengel conjectures that it might have been written at first, εÏι Ïην Ïαγην; that the first syllable Ïα being lost out of the word, γην, the earth, instead of Ïαγην, snare, became the common reading.
Without your Father.] Without the will of your Father: ÏÎ·Ï Î²Î¿Ï Î»Î·Ï, the will or counsel, is added here by Origen, Coptic, all the Arabic, latter Persic, Gothic, all the Itala except two; Tert., Iren., Cypr., Novatian, and other Latin fathers. If the evidence be considered as insufficient to entitle it to admission into the text, let it stand there as a supplementary italic word, necessary to make the meaning of the place evident.
All things are ordered by the counsel of God. This is a great consolation to those who are tried and afflicted. The belief of an all-wise, all-directing Providence, is a powerful support under the most grievous accidents of life. Nothing escapes his merciful regards, not even the smallest things of which he may be said to be only the creator and preserver; how much less those of whom he is the Father, Saviour, and endless felicity! Luke 12:7.
