Luke 12:6

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

Luke 12:6 in Other Translations

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

6 “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins ? Yet God does not forget a single one of them.

6 "What's the price of two or three pet canaries? Some loose change, right? But God never overlooks a single one.

6 Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God's sight.

Luke 12:6 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:6

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings
As two were sold for one farthing, (See Gill on Matthew 10:29); so in buying and selling, where more money is laid out, things are bought cheaper; the Persic version reads, "for two barley corns":

and not one of them is forgotten before God;
a single sparrow, a bird of little value and worth, is taken notice and care of by him; it has its life from him, and is provided for with food by him, and is under his protection; nor does he ever forget it, nor can any thing be done to it, without his permission; it cannot be struck, so as to cause it to fall on the ground, or be taken in a snare, or be killed in any shape, without the knowledge of God: his providence reaches to the minutest creatures and things, and much more then to rational creatures, to men; and still more to his dear children, ministers, and apostles.

Luke 12:6 In-Context

4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

8 “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.