Matthew 10:31
therefore, do not be afraid, you are better than many sparrows.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
In Context
30and of you—even the hairs of the head are all numbered;
Cross References
Psalms 8:5You make him a little lower than the gods [[ or God]], || And surround him with glory and majesty.
Matthew 12:11And He said to them, “What man will be of you who will have one sheep, and if this may fall on the Sabbaths into a ditch, will not lay hold on it and raise [it]?
1 Corinthians 9:9For in the Law of Moses it has been written: “you will not muzzle an ox treading out grain”; does God care for the oxen?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.… Read the whole commentary →