Luke 21:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And not a hair of your head shall perish.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Matt 10:30 : 30 but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Luke 12:7 : 7 But {G2532} the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: {G3767} ye are of more value than many sparrows.
1 Sam 14:45 : 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far from it: as Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
1 Sam 25:29 : 29 And though men be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.
2 Sam 14:11 : 11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
Acts 27:34 : 34 Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Matt 10:28-31
4 verses
79%
28And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:
30but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 21:16-17
2 verses
77%
16But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.
17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
Luke 21:19
76%
19In your patience ye shall win your souls.
Matt 10:21-23
3 verses
75%
21And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Luke 12:7
74%
7But {G2532} the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: {G3767} ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Mark 13:13
73%
13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
Matt 5:36
73%
36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Acts 27:34
72%
34Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Matt 18:14
71%
14Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
Lev 19:27
70%
27Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
Luke 21:12-13
2 verses
69%
12But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.
13It shall turn out unto you for a testimony.
Luke 21:32-33
2 verses
69%
32Verily I say unto you, {G3754} This generation shall not pass away, {G302} till all things be accomplished.
33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 17:33
68%
33{G3739} Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose [his life] shall preserve it.
Matt 10:18-19
2 verses
68%
18yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
19But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.
John 12:25
68%
25He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Mark 13:31
68%
31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Matt 24:9
68%
9Then shall they deliver you up unto tribulation, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.
Luke 12:4
68%
4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
John 16:1
68%
1These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be caused to stumble.
Job 5:21
68%
21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Lev 21:5
67%
5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Matt 24:35
67%
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Mark 13:18
67%
18And pray ye that it be not in the winter.
2 Sam 14:11
67%
11Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
1 Pet 3:13-14
2 verses
67%
13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?
14But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed [are ye:] and {G5399} fear not their fear, neither be troubled;
Matt 24:13
67%
13But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.
Ps 68:21
67%
21But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.
Mark 8:35
67%
35For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.
Mark 13:9
67%
9But take ye heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in synagogues shall ye be beaten; and {G2476} before governors and kings shall ye stand for my sake, for a testimony unto them.
Ezek 44:20
67%
20Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
Rom 8:35
67%
35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Mark 13:11
66%
11And when they lead you [to judgment], and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Matt 24:18
66%
18and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
John 18:9
66%
9that the word might be fulfilled which he spake, Of those whom thou hast given me I lost not one.
John 15:20-21
2 verses
66%
20Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
21But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Matt 16:25
66%
25For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Phil 1:28
66%
28and {G3361} in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which {G3303} is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;
Mark 13:16
66%
16and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
Luke 12:11
66%
11And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: