Matthew 10:29
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.
Note Greek an assarion; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
Note 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.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- two
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- and one
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