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Soοὖνdo notμὴbe afraid;φοβεῖσθεyouὑμεῖςare worth more thanδιαφέρετεmanyπολλῶνsparrows.στρουθίων
Matthew 10:31
Study it in the app“So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
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Matthew 10:31, word by word
- be afraidφοβεῖσθεphobeisthe
be afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “phobeisthe” appears- are worth more thanδιαφέρετεdiapherete
be worth more
To outweigh another; what really counts.
Where else “diapherete” appears- manyπολλῶνpollōn
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollōn” appears- sparrowsστρουθίωνstrouthiōn
sparrow
Sparrow, a small bird.
Where else “strouthiōn” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Do not fear those who kill the body
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
See them side by side
Matthew 10:26-31
26So do not be afraid of them; for nothing is covered that will not be uncovered, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. 27What I tell you in the dark, say in the light; and what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. 29Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
2But nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. 4And I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that cannot do anything more. 5But I will show you whom to fear: fear the one who, after killing, has authority to throw you into Gehenna; yes, I tell you, fear him. 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
The context
30But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 · This verse (above)
32So everyone who acknowledges me before people, I too will acknowledge him before my Father who is in heaven;
To study Matthew 10 in a group
1. What it says
What instructions did Jesus give the twelve when he sent them out (vv. 7–10)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say not to be afraid, even while he announces that there will be opposition (vv. 26–31)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says whoever gives a cup of cold water will not lose their reward (v. 42). Whom can you serve this way today?