Bible Strands
Luke 12:7
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples about fear and divine care, immediately following the observation that God does not forget five sparrows sold for two pennies.
The words — καὶ (kai) translates as "even," and πᾶσαι (pasai) translates as "all," stressing that every single hair on the head is counted.
The thread — This declaration parallels Matthew 10:30, while the sparrow imagery connects to the Father's provision in Matthew 6:26 and the broader theme of God's redeeming care in Isaiah 43:3.
Why it lands — The text states God's precise knowledge of physical details to ground the command "do not be afraid" in the fact that human life holds greater value than many sparrows.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Cross-references
- Matthew 10:30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
- Isaiah 43:3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
- 2 Samuel 14:11 “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
- Luke 21:18 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
- 1 Samuel 14:45 But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
- Psalms 8:6 You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
- Acts 27:34 So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
- Matthew 12:12 How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
- Job 35:11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’