Luke 12:6
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
KJV
οὐχὶ πέντε στρουθία πωλοῦνται ἀσσαρίων δύο; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
Greek NT
Nonne quinque passeres veneunt dipondio, et unus ex illis non est in oblivione coram Deo ?
Vulgate
Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
ASV
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐχί
ouchi
particle · 53×
πέντε
pente
adjective · 38×
πωλέω
poleo
verb · 22×
στρουθίον
strouthion
noun · 4×
ἀσσάριον
assarion
noun · 2×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐνώπιον
enopion
preposition · 93×
ἐπιλανθάνομαι
epilanthanomai
verb · 8×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: πωλοῦνται | WH/Treg/NIV: πωλοῦνται | RP: πωλεῖται
- πωλοῦνται — SBLGNT
- πωλοῦνται — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πωλεῖται — Robinson-Pierpont
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Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§342The hierarchy of creatures is expressed by the order of the "six days", from the less perfect to the more perfect. God loves all his creatures209 and takes care of each one, even the sparrow. Nevertheless, Jesus said: "You are of more value than many sparrows", or again: "of how much more value is a man than a sheep!"210
Cross-references
- Deut 22:6 — If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the d
- Luke 12:24 — Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
- Matt 6:26 — Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
- Matt 10:29 — Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
- Matt 10:29 — Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
- Ps 50:10 — For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
- Ps 113:5 — Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,
- Ps 145:15 — The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
- Ps 147:9 — He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.