the Fourth Week of Advent
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Matthew 10:31
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So don't be afraid. You are worth more than a whole flock of birds.
Feare ye not therfore: ye are of more value then many sparowes.
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So don't be afraid. You are worth much more than many sparrows.
Don't be afraid therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
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Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,
Away then with fear; you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.
Therfor nyle ye drede; ye ben betere than many sparewis.
Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
So don't be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.
Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.
So do not be afraid, you are worth more than many sparrows.
Fear not therefore; *ye* are better than many sparrows.
Fear not, therefore; than many sparrows more precious are you.
Therefore be not afraid: ye are more important than many sparrows.
Feare yee not therefore, ye are of more value then many Sparrowes.
So don't be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
So do not be afraid. You are more important than many small birds.
So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Feare ye not therefore, yee are of more value then many sparowes.
Therefore fear not; you are much more important than many sparrows.
Then be not in fear - than many sparrows, better are, ye!
Fear not therefore: better are you than many sparrows.
Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Feare ye not therefore, ye are of more value then many sparowes.
So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!
So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
Therefore do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Then do not fear; you are better than many sparrows.
be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.
Feare ye not therfore: ye are of more value then many sparowes.
lay aside then your fears, ye are of a superior rank to those animals.
So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
What I'm sayin' is, don't be afraid of anything. The Boss loves you a lot more than little birds.
"So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 6:26, Matthew 12:11, Matthew 12:12, Psalms 8:5, Luke 12:24, 1 Corinthians 9:9, 1 Corinthians 9:10
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:3 - let not Jeremiah 9:3 - valiant Luke 12:7 - ye are 1 Peter 3:14 - and be
Cross-References
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Fear ye not therefore,.... Neither be afraid of men, nor distrust the providence of God; for if that reaches to the meanest of creatures, sparrows, and to that which is of the least account with men, the single hair of a man's head; much more must it regard the lives of men, and still more such useful lives as those of the disciples were, who were called to, and employed in preaching the everlasting Gospel; a work which so much concerned the glory of God, the interest of Christ, and the good of immortal souls:
ye are of more value than many sparrows. Two of them were worth no more than a farthing; there must be a great multitude of them to be mentioned with any man: and indeed there is no comparison between the whole species of them and the life of a single man, and much less between them and the apostles of the Lamb. Any man is more valuable, as a man, than many sparrows, and much more a Christian man, and still more an apostle: the argument then is, that if God takes care of sparrows and is concerned for their lives, much more will he take care of his faithful ministers, and not suffer their lives to be taken away, till they have done the will and work of their Lord.
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 31. Fear ye not - ye are of more value — None can estimate the value of a soul, for which Christ has given his blood and life! Have confidence in his goodness; for he who so dearly purchased thee will miraculously preserve and save thee. Did the poet intend to contradict Christ when he said: -
"He sees with equal eye, as God of all,
A HERO perish, or a SPARROW fall?"
How cold and meagre is this shallow deistical saying! But could the poet mean, that a sparrow is of as much worth in the sight of God, who regards (if we may believe him) things only in general, as an immortal soul, purchased by the sacrifice of Christ?
