Matius 10:10

10:10 no bag ¹  for the journey, or an extra tunic, ²  or sandals or staff, ³  for the worker deserves his provisions.

Matius 10:29-31

10:29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? ⁴  Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ⁵  10:30 Even all the hairs on your head are numbered. 10:31 So do not be afraid; ⁶  you are more valuable than many sparrows.

[10:10]  ¹ tn Or “no traveler’s bag”; or possibly “no beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; BDAG 811 s.v. πήρα).

[10:10]  ² tn Grk “two tunics.” See the note on the word “tunic” in Matt 5:40.

[10:10]  ³ sn Mark 6:8 allows one staff. It might be that Matthew’s summary (cf. Luke 9:3) means not taking an extra staff or that the expression is merely rhetorical for “traveling light” which has been rendered in two slightly different ways.

[10:29]  ⁴ sn The penny refers to an 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 items sold in the market. God knows about even the most financially insignificant things; see Isa 49:15.

[10:29]  ⁵ tn Or “to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.”

[10:31]  ⁶ sn Do not be afraid. One should respect and show reverence to God, but need not fear his tender care.