Matius 10:29-31
Konteks10:29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? 1 Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. 2 10:30 Even all the hairs on your head are numbered. 10:31 So do not be afraid; 3 you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Lukas 12:6
Konteks12:6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? 4 Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
[10:29] 1 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] 2 tn Or “to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.”
[10:31] 3 sn Do not be afraid. One should respect and show reverence to God, but need not fear his tender care.
[12:6] 4 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. God knows about even the most financially insignificant things; see Isa 49:15.