Luke 12:7

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 12:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 12:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered, etc.] Not only their persons had passed under the hands of him that telleth them, who is the “Palmoni”, or “wonderful numberer”, as in the margin of (<270813>Daniel 8:13) and not only the several members of their bodies, or the more substantial parts of them, were written in the book of his purposes, according to which they were fashioned in time, but the more minute parts, and less to be regarded, were all told over, and kept in account; even the very hairs of their head, and not one of them could fall to the ground, any more than a sparrow; or be plucked off by men, without the knowledge and will of God; so careful is the providence of…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Nothing covered - See the notes at Matthew 10:26-32. Luke 12:3 Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Matthew 10:27. The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of houses still prevails in the East. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 51, 52) says: “At the present day, local governors in country districts cause their commands thus to be published. Their proclamations are generally made in the evening, after the people have returned from their labors in the field. The public crier ascends the highest roof at hand, and lifts up his voice in a long-drawn call upon all faithful subjects to give ear and obey. He then proceeds to announce, in a set…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Mat 10:30. Luke 12:8”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“even: Luk 21:18; Sa1 14:45; Sa2 14:11; Mat 10:30; Act 27:34 ye are: Job 35:11; Psa 8:6; Isa 43:3, Isa 43:4; Mat 6:26, Mat 10:31 Luke 12:8”
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