Matthew 10:31

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So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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  • Matt 6:26 : 26 Look at the birds of the sky: they do not sow, they do not reap, and they do not store away in barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they are?
  • Matt 12:11-12 : 11 He said to them, 'Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.'
  • Luke 12:24 : 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
  • 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the law of Moses: "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen that God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest.
  • Ps 8:5 : 5 what is humanity that You remember them, and the son of man that You care for him?

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  • Luke 12:4-8
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    91%

    4I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body but can do nothing more afterward.

    5But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after killing, has the authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

    6Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

    7Even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

    8I tell you, anyone who acknowledges Me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

  • Matt 10:26-30
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    85%

    26So do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

    27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.

    28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

    29Aren’t two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s care.

    30But even the hairs of your head are all counted.

  • Matt 6:25-33
    9 verses
    78%

    25Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

    26Look at the birds of the sky: they do not sow, they do not reap, and they do not store away in barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they are?

    27Who among you, by worrying, can add a single cubit to their lifespan?

    28Why do you worry about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field and how they grow. They do not toil or spin.

    29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.

    30If God so dresses the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the oven tomorrow, will He not much more clothe you—O you of little faith?

    31So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

    32For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

    33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

  • Luke 12:22-32
    11 verses
    75%

    22Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

    23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

    24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

    25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

    26If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

    27Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin, yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.

    28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will He clothe you—O you of little faith!

    29So do not seek what you will eat or what you will drink, and do not worry about it.

    30For all the nations of the world eagerly seek these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

    31Instead, seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

    32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.

  • Matt 10:32
    70%

    32Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

  • Luke 21:18
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    18Yet not a single hair of your head will perish.

  • Matt 18:10
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    10See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Matt 6:8
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    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

  • Matt 18:14
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    14In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that any of these little ones should perish.

  • Matt 10:19-20
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    19When they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you should say, for what you are to say will be given to you at that time.

    20For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

  • Luke 4:10
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    10'For it is written: He will command His angels concerning You, to guard You,'

  • Rom 8:37
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    37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

  • John 10:27
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    27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

  • John 10:29
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    29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

  • Matt 10:37
    66%

    37The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • Ps 139:17
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    17How precious to me are Your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!

  • Ps 34:9
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    9Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.

  • Heb 13:6
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    6So we can confidently say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'

  • 1 Pet 3:14
    65%

    14But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be intimidated.

  • Matt 10:16
    65%

    16Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.

  • Deut 28:26
    65%

    26Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

  • Ps 84:3
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    3My soul longs, indeed, it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

  • Deut 1:29
    65%

    29Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'