but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Parallel translations
- KJV But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- BSB And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- NKJV But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- NASB But even the hairs of your head are all counted.
- NLT And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
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Quick answer
God's care for His own is so detailed that even the hairs of their head are numbered. No part of a believer's life is overlooked.
Overview
Building on the sparrow illustration, Jesus declares that God's knowledge of His people is exhaustive, down to the hairs of their heads. This vivid image assures believers of God's intimate, personal care amid danger. Such providence undergirds confidence that nothing befalls them outside the Father's loving rule.
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Cross-references · 6
- Luke 12:7But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
- 1 Sam 14:45The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, that he didn’t die.
- Luke 21:18And not a hair of your head will perish.
- Acts 27:34Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”
- 2 Sam 14:11Then she said, “Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.”
- 1 Kgs 1:52Solomon said, “If he shows himself a worthy man, not a hair of his shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
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