Matthew 10:31

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So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

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  • Matt 6:26 : 26 Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
  • Matt 12:11-12 : 11 He said to them,“Would not any one of you, if he had one sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So 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 the birds!
  • 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the law of Moses,“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” God is not concerned here about oxen, is he? 10 Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest.
  • Ps 8:5 : 5 You made them a little less than the heavenly beings. You crowned mankind with honor and majesty.

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  • Luke 12:4-8
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    4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.

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

    6Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

    7In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

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

  • Matt 10:26-30
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    26Fear God, Not Man“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 say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

    28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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

    30Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

  • Matt 6:25-33
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    25Do Not Worry“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

    26Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?

    27And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?

    28Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

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

    30And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

    31So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’

    32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

    33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

  • Luke 12:22-32
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    22Exhortation Not to Worry Then Jesus said to his disciples,“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

    23For there is more to life than food, and more to the body 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 the birds!

    25And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?

    26So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?

    27Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

    28And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

    29So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.

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

    31Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

    32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

  • Matt 10:32
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    32“Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

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

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    10The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

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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, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

  • Matt 10:19-20
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    19Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should 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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    10for it is written,‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’

  • Rom 8:37
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    37No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!

  • John 10:27
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    27My sheep listen to my voice, and 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, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.

  • Matt 10:37
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    37“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • Ps 139:17
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    17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

  • Ps 34:9
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    9Fear the LORD, you chosen people of his, for those who fear him lack nothing!

  • Heb 13:6
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    6So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”

  • 1 Pet 3:14
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    14But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them or be shaken.

  • Matt 10:16
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    16Persecution of Disciples“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

  • Deut 28:26
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    26Your carcasses will be food for every bird of the sky and wild animal of the earth, and there will be no one to chase them off.

  • Ps 84:3
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    3Even the birds find a home there, and the swallow builds a nest, where she can protect her young near your altars, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, my king and my God.

  • Deut 1:29
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    29So I responded to you,“Do not be terrified of them!