Luke 12:6
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Note Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.
Note An assarion was a small copper coin worth about an hour’s wages for an agricultural laborer.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- five
- See
- Matthew 10:29
- and
- Luke 12:24, 27; Psalm 50:10, 11; Psalm 113:5, 6; Psalm 145:15, 16; Psalm 147:9