Wednesday, August 10, 2022

GOD and SPARROWS

 

Matthew 10:29

King James Version

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? 

and one of them shall not fall on the ground 

without your Father.


GOD loves all of His creation.

Yes, even tiny sparrows.

The humblest, most everyday birds.

Let's see what the Bible says of these:


Matthew 10:29

Amplified Bible

29 Are not two little sparrows sold for a [a]copper coin? And yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.


Matthew 10:29

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

29 Are not two [a]little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s leave (consent) and notice.


Matthew 10:29

Christian Standard Bible

29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny?[a] Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.


Matthew 10:29

Common English Bible

29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for a small coin? But not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father knowing about it already.


Matthew 10:29

Contemporary English Version

29 Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground.


Matthew 10:29

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

29 Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion[a]? And one of them will not fall on the ground apart from[b] your Father


Matthew 10:29

Easy-to-Read Version

29 When birds are sold, two small birds cost only a penny. But not even one of those little birds can die without your Father knowing it.


Matthew 10:29

Evangelical Heritage Version

29 “Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin?[a] Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father.


Matthew 10:29

Expanded Bible

29 Two sparrows are sold [L Are not two sparrows sold…?] for only a penny [C Greek: assarion; a copper coin of very low value], but not even one of them can ·die [L fall to the ground] ·without your Father’s knowing it [or apart from your Father’s will].


Matthew 10:29

GOD’S WORD Translation

29 “Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s permission.


Matthew 10:29

Good News Translation

29 For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent.


Matthew 10:29

International Children’s Bible

29 When birds are sold, two small birds cost only a penny. But not even one of the little birds can die without your Father’s knowing it.


Matthew 10:29

J.B. Phillips New Testament

29-31 “Two sparrows sell for a farthing, don’t they? Yet not a single sparrow falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.


Matthew 10:29

Lexham English Bible

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?[a] And one of them will not fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent[b] of your Father.


Matthew 10:29

Living Bible

29 Not one sparrow (What do they cost? Two for a penny?) can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.


Matthew 10:29

Names of God Bible

29 “Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s permission.


Matthew 10:29

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.


Matthew 10:29

New Catholic Bible

29 “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them can fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.


Matthew 10:29

New Century Version

29 Two sparrows cost only a penny, but not even one of them can die without your Father’s knowing it.


Matthew 10:29

New International Reader's Version

29 Aren’t two sparrows sold for only a penny? But not one of them falls to the ground outside your Father’s care.


Matthew 10:29

New King James Version

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a [a]copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.


Matthew 10:29

New Life Version

29 Are not two small birds sold for a very small piece of money? And yet not one of the birds falls to the earth without your Father knowing it.


Matthew 10:29

New Living Translation

29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin[a]? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.


Matthew 10:29

New Matthew Bible

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And yet none of them lights on the ground without your Father.


Matthew 10:29

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

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


Mattityahu 10:29

Orthodox Jewish Bible

29 Are not two sparrows sold for the least valuable copper coin? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from Avichem!


Matthew 10:29

Revised Standard Version

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s will.


Matthew 10:29

Tree of Life Version

29 “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?[a] Yet not one of them shall fall to the ground apart from your Father’s consent.


Matthew 10:29

The Voice

29 Look, if you sold a few sparrows, how much money would you get? A copper coin apiece, perhaps? And yet your Father in heaven knows when those small sparrows fall to the ground.


Matthew 10:29

Wycliffe Bible

29 Whether two sparrows be not sold for an halfpenny? and one of them shall not fall on the earth without your Father.


Matthew 10:29

Young's Literal Translation

29 `Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;


In SUMMARY, "one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father" means:

not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will

not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s leave (consent) and notice

not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent

not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father knowing about it already

your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground

one of them will not fall on the ground apart from[b] your Father

not even one of those little birds can die without your Father knowing it

not one of them will fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent of your Father

not even one of them can ·die [L fall to the ground] ·without your Father’s knowing it [or apart from your Father’s will]

Not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s permission.

not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent

not even one of the little birds can die without your Father’s knowing it

not a single sparrow falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge

one of them will not fall to the ground without the knowledge and consent[b] of your Father

Not one sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.

Not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s permission.

not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge

not one of them can fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge

not even one of them can die without your Father’s knowing it

not one of them falls to the ground outside your Father’s care

not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will

not one of the birds falls to the earth without your Father knowing it

not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it

none of them lights on the ground without your Father

not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father

not one of them will fall to the ground apart from Avichem

not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s will

not one of them shall fall to the ground apart from your Father’s consent

your Father in heaven knows when those small sparrows fall to the ground

one of them shall not fall on the earth without your Father


WHICH version best explains KJV?

Despite the slight variations, you get the idea.

GOD has authority over EVERYTHING.

Everything is PRECIOUS in His eyes.

Why does this verse matter?

Because of what GOD said afterwards:

Matthew 10:30-31

King James Version

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear ye not therefore, 

ye are of more value than many sparrows.


Such is GOD's love for His creation.

ESPECIALLY for man.


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