Luke 12:6-7
New American Standard Bible
6 Are (A)five sparrows not sold for two [a]assaria? And yet not one of them has gone unnoticed in the sight of God. 7 (B)But even the hairs of your head are all counted. [b]Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.
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Luke 12:6-7
Amplified Bible
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two [a]copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God. 7 Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows.
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- Luke 12:6 Gr assarion, a Roman coin equal to a 16th of a denarius (the denarius was counted as a day’s wages for an unskilled worker).
Luke 12:6-7
New English Translation
6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies?[a] Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.[b] 7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid;[c] you are more valuable than many sparrows.
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- Luke 12:6 sn The pennies refer to the assarion, a small Roman copper coin. One of them was worth one sixteenth of a denarius or less than a half hour’s average wage. Sparrows were the cheapest thing sold in the market. The point of Jesus’ statement is that God knows about even the most financially insignificant things; see Isa 49:15.
- Luke 12:6 sn This is a typical form of rabbinic argumentation, from the lesser to the greater: If God cares about the lesser thing (sparrows) how much more does he care about the greater thing (people).
- Luke 12:7 sn This represents the second call by Jesus not to be afraid in the section (previously in v. 4). Since the previous reference was related to fear of persecution, it is probable that this one does as well. Once again the sparrows are mentioned and the argument is from lesser to greater (if God cares about individual hairs on the head and about sparrows, how much more does he care about people).
Lucas 12:6-7
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
6 ¿No se venden cinco pajarillos[a] por dos moneditas(A)? Y sin embargo, ni uno de ellos está olvidado ante Dios. 7 Es más, aun los cabellos de la cabeza de ustedes están todos contados(B). No teman; ustedes valen más que muchos pajarillos.
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- Lucas 12:6 O gorriones.
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