Luke 12:6

6 Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing 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 "But to you who are my friends I say, "`Be not afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do nothing further.

5 I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who after killing has power to throw into Gehenna: yes, I say to you, fear him.

6 Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing forgotten in God's sight.

7 But the very hairs on your heads are all counted. Away with fear: you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.'

8 "And I tell you that every man who shall have acknowledged me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.