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Matthew 10:29

Matthew 10:29 is verse 29 of Matthew chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

Greek an assarion; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius

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King James Version

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

World English Bible

“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

An assarion is a small coin worth one tenth of a drachma or a sixteenth of a denarius. An assarion is approximately the wages of one half hour of agricultural labor.

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Matthew 10:27–31 · Berean Standard Bible

27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Luke 12:6

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

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.

Psalms 104:27

All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

Psalms 104:28

When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

Psalms 104:29

When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

Psalms 104:30

When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

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