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…28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.29Are nottwosparrowssoldfor a penny?Yetnotoneofthemwill falltothegroundapart from the willof yourFather.30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.…

Treasury of Scripture

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

two.

Luke 12:6,7
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? …

farthing.

Matthew 18:28
But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and tookhim by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

and one.

Psalm 104:27-30
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest givethem their meat in due season…

ApartAssarCentCoinEndFallFallsFarthingFather'sGroundHalfpennyLeavePennySellSoldSparrowsApartAssarCentCoinEndFallFallsFarthingFather'sGroundHalfpennyLeavePennySellSoldSparrows1.Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
5.giving them their charge, teaches them;
16.comforts them against persecutions;
40.and promises a blessing to those who receive them.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
In the context of first-century Judea, sparrows were among the cheapest birds sold in the market, often used for food by the poor. The "penny" mentioned here refers to the Roman coin "assarion," a small copper coin of minimal value. This phrase highlights the insignificance of sparrows in economic terms, emphasizing their low worth in human eyes. The cultural context underscores the common practice of selling small birds, which were abundant and inexpensive, reflecting the everyday life of the people Jesus was addressing. This rhetorical question sets the stage for illustrating God's care for even the smallest and seemingly insignificant creatures.

Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and intimate involvement in His creation. The falling of a sparrow, an event of little consequence to humans, is under the watchful eye of God. This reflects the biblical theme of God's providence, as seen in passages likePsalm 104:27-30, where God is depicted as sustaining all life. The phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's care for His creation, as seen inGenesis 1, where God declares His creation "very good." Theologically, this underscores the belief in a personal God who is concerned with the details of His creation, providing comfort and assurance to believers of His attentive care.

1.Jesus Christ
The speaker of this verse, providing comfort and assurance to His disciples.

2.Disciples
The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, who are being prepared for their mission.

3.Sparrows
Small, seemingly insignificant birds used as an illustration of God's providence.

4.Father (God)
The divine being who exercises sovereign care over all creation.

5.Marketplace
The cultural context where sparrows were sold, highlighting their low economic value.Divine Providence
God's sovereignty extends to the smallest details of creation, including sparrows.

Believers can trust in God's comprehensive care and control over their lives.

Human Value
If God cares for sparrows, how much more does He care for humans, who are made in His image.

This truth should instill confidence and peace in believers, knowing they are valued by God.

Trust in God's Plan
Even events that seem insignificant are within God's will.

Believers are encouraged to trust in God's plan, even when circumstances seem trivial or challenging.

Freedom from Anxiety
Understanding God's care should free believers from worry about their needs.

This assurance allows Christians to focus on their mission and service to God.

Encouragement in Mission
Jesus' teaching was meant to prepare His disciples for the challenges ahead.

Believers today can draw strength from knowing they are under God's watchful care as they fulfill their calling.1.What is the meaning of Matthew 10:29?

2.How does Matthew 10:29 illustrate God's sovereignty over creation and our lives?

3.What does "not one of them will fall" reveal about God's care?

4.How can Matthew 10:29 strengthen our trust in God's providence daily?

5.Connect Matthew 10:29 with Psalm 139:16 regarding God's knowledge of our lives.

6.How should Matthew 10:29 influence our response to life's uncertainties and challenges?

7.How does Matthew 10:29 reflect God's sovereignty over creation?

8.What does Matthew 10:29 imply about God's care for humanity?

9.How does the sparrow metaphor in Matthew 10:29 challenge our understanding of value?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Matthew 10?

11.Are you valued more than many sparrows?

12.What is the concept of Divine Providence?

13.Is euthanizing a pet morally wrong?

14.Proverbs 2:8 promises God will protect His faithful—why, then, do many devout people face injustice or calamity?Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?” (Matthew 10:29a)

• In first-century markets, a tiny coin could purchase a pair of sparrows, showing just how little people valued them.

• Jesus deliberately picks the smallest, cheapest creature to stress God’s meticulous care.

• This fits His earlier teaching: “Look at the birds of the air… your heavenly Father feeds them” (Matthew 6:26).

• Luke records the same idea with “five sparrows sold for two pennies” (Luke 12:6), reinforcing that no life is too small for God to notice.

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Yet not one of them will fall to the ground

“Yet not one of them will fall to the ground” (Matthew 10:29b)

• A bird’s brief tumble or final breath is never random; God tracks every flutter.

• Scripture echoes this watchful oversight: “He gives the beast its food, and the young ravens that cry” (Psalm 147:9); “Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God?” (Job 38:41).

• Even events we call “accidents” are included in His daily governance: “The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD” (Proverbs 16:33).

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apart from the will of your Father

“…apart from the will of your Father” (Matthew 10:29c)

• God is not merely Creator; He is “your Father.” The care He extends to sparrows is multiplied toward His children.

• His sovereign purpose frames every moment: “All my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139:16).

• Because the Father’s will rules all things, believers can rest in promises likeRomans 8:28 andEphesians 1:11—He works “all things according to the counsel of His will.”

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summary

Jesus chooses the world’s smallest commodity to assure His disciples of the Father’s intimate, sovereign care. If not even a two-for-a-penny sparrow can fall without God’s directive, how much more can we trust Him with every detail of our lives? Nothing escapes His notice, nothing overrides His purpose, and nothing can separate His children from His steadfast love.

(29)Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?--The coin mentioned here is not the same as the "farthing" ofMark 12:42. The word there iskodrant?s, thequadrans, or fourth part, of the Romanas; here it isassarion, the diminutive of theas, and equal to the tenth part of thedenarius. The fact that thedenarius was the average day's wages of a soldier or a labourer, gives a fair approximation to its value. The homeliness of the illustration was adapted to the past experience of the apostles. It appears in a yet more homely form, in the "five sparrows sold for two farthings" ofLuke 12:6, the cheapness that thus tempted the purchaser witnessing to the small account men took of the birds so bargained for.

Without your Father.--The primary thought is obviously thatthe providence of God extends to the very meanest of His creatures. The thoughts with which we in these later days are more familiar may lead us to think of that Providence as more commonly working under the form of fixed and general laws; but, however this may be, the truth remains unaltered, for law itself is but the expression of the will of God, and faith may accept the law as working out a divine purpose of good for the universe and for every free agent who consciously accepts it.

Verse 29. -Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? The form of the saying inLuke 12:6 is practically equivalent ("Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings?"); for sparrows are so common and cheap that if a man buys two farthings' worth he gets one thrown in. "At the present day the markets of Jerusalem and Jaffa are attended by many 'f owlets,' who offer for sale long strings of little birds of various species, chiefly sparrows, wagtails, and larks. These are also frequently sold ready plucked, trussed in rows of about a dozen on slender wooden skewers, and are cooked and eaten like kabobs" (Tristram, in Smith's 'Dict. of Bible,' 3:1366, where is added an into-resting account of the various methods of catching them).A farthing (ἀσσαρίου). This might either be one of the coins of the Herods (ver. 9, note), or, as it seems, a "second brass" Antiocheneas (cf. Madden, 'Coins of the Jews,' p. 301, etc.).And one of them shall not fall- and not one of them shall fall (Revised Version, more idiomatically) -on the ground. Dead. In the parallel passage in Luke, more generally, "Not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God," even in life. Origen and Chrysostom read, "fall into the snare" (cf. Ames 3:5).Without (ἄνευ).Ξωρίς would deny merely physical connexion (cf.John 15:5), and the sentence would then imply that Godcauses their death;ἄνευ is only negative, and the sentence implies that their death is not outside of his knowledge and care. InAmos 3:5 the thought is that for every event there is a cause; here that every event is taken notice of by God. Sennacherib's boast (Isaiah 36:10) contained a truth other than he intended.Your Father. For this and nothing less is God's relation to you. There is a Talmudic tale told in various forms, of which the earliest seems to be that R. Simon ben Jochai, after hiding thirteen years in a cave, saw from the entrance of it a fowler snaring birds, but that these could not be taken if the Divine voice (Bath Qol) said, "Released" (dimus,'dimissus). "A bird," said the rabbi, "perishes not without God, much less a man," and he returned to the city (Talm. Jeremiah, 'Shebiith,' 9:1).

Parallel Commentaries ...


{Are} not
Οὐχὶ(Ouchi)
IntPrtcl
Strong's 3780:By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed.

two
δύο(dyo)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1417:Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

sparrows
στρουθία(strouthia)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4765:A small bird, sparrow. Diminutive of strouthos; a little sparrow.

sold
πωλεῖται(pōleitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4453:To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.

for a penny?
ἀσσαρίου(assariou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 787:A small coin equal to the tenth part of a drachma. Of Latin origin; an assarius or as, a Roman coin.

Yet
καὶ(kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532:And, even, also, namely.

not
οὐ(ou)
Adverb
Strong's 3756:No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

one
ἓν(hen)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1520:One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

of
ἐξ(ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537:From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

them
αὐτῶν(autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846:He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

will fall
πεσεῖται(peseitai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4098:A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.

to
ἐπὶ(epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909:On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τὴν(tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588:The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

ground
γῆν(gēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1093:Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

apart from the will
ἄνευ(aneu)
Preposition
Strong's 427:Without, without the cooperation (or knowledge) of. A primary particle; without.

of your
ὑμῶν(hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771:You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Father.
Πατρὸς(Patros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3962:Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.


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