Luke 12:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

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  • Matt 10:29 : 29 Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:
  • Luke 12:24 : 24 Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!
  • Luke 12:27 : 27 Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.
  • Ps 50:10-11 : 10 For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.
  • Ps 113:5-6 : 5 Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, 6 Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all men are waiting for you; and you give them their food in its time. 16 By the opening of your hand, every living thing has its desire in full measure.
  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.

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  • 86%

    28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

    29 Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

    30 But the hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31 Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • 7 But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • Matt 6:24-32
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    77%

    24 No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

    25 So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

    26 See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

    27 And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

    28 And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

    29 But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

    30 But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

    31 Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32 Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

  • Luke 12:21-34
    14 verses
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    21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

    22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

    23 Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

    24 Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

    25 And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

    26 If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

    27 Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

    28 But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

    29 And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

    30 For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

    31 But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

    32 Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

    33 Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

    34 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • Luke 12:4-5
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    4 And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.

    5 But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.

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    41 And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.

    42 And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

    43 And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

  • 14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.

  • 18 But not a hair of your head will come to destruction.

  • 2 And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

  • 10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

  • 8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • 12 What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

  • 46 And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.

  • 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

  • 5 Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?

  • 34 Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

  • 19 Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

  • 3 The little birds have places for themselves, where they may put their young, even your altars, O Lord of armies, my King and my God.

  • 17 How dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them!

  • 6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • 37 But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

  • 9 There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?

  • 7 Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.