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Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. <a href="/nlt/luke/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. <a href="/esv/luke/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/bsb/luke/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. <a href="/blb/luke/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two assarion? And not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/kjv/luke/12.htm">King James Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? <a href="/nkjv/luke/12.htm">New King James Version</a> “Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/nasb_/luke/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Are five sparrows not sold for two assaria? And yet not one of them has gone unnoticed in the sight of God. <a href="/nasb/luke/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/nasb77/luke/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/lsb/luke/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/amp/luke/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God. <a href="/csb/luke/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. <a href="/hcsb/luke/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Aren&#8217t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God&#8217s sight. <a href="/asv/luke/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. <a href="/cev/luke/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Five sparrows are sold for only a few cents, but God doesn't forget a single one of them. <a href="/erv/luke/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. <a href="/gwt/luke/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Aren't five sparrows sold for two cents? God doesn't forget any of them. <a href="/gnt/luke/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by God. <a href="/isv/luke/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Five sparrows are sold for two pennies, aren't they? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. <a href="/msb/luke/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. <a href="/net/luke/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/nheb/luke/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God. <a href="/wbt/luke/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? <a href="/wey/luke/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing forgotten in God's sight. <a href="/web/luke/12.htm">World English Bible</a> “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? And one of them is not forgotten before God, <a href="/blb/luke/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two assarion? And not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/ylt/luke/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God, <a href="/slt/luke/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Are not five little sparrows sold for two small coins, and one of them is not forgotten before God?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? <a href="/cpdv/luke/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? And yet not one of these is forgotten in the sight of God. <a href="/nabre/luke/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them has escaped the notice of God. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And yet not one of them is lost before God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Are not five sparrows sold for two assarii, and not one of them is forgotten before God?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God. <a href="/godbey/luke/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? and one of them is not forgotten before God.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, yet not one of them is forgotten before God? <a href="/mace/luke/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> are not five sparrows sold for two pence? however the divine providence extends to each of them. <a href="/wey/luke/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing forgotten in God's sight. <a href="/worrell/luke/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and one of them is not forgotten before God.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/12-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5007" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/12.htm">Fear God Alone</a> …5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him! 6<a href="/greek/3780.htm" title="3780: Ouchi (IntPrtcl) -- By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed.">Are not</a> <a href="/greek/4002.htm" title="4002: pente (Adj-NNP) -- Five. A primary number; five.">five</a> <a href="/greek/4765.htm" title="4765: strouthia (N-NNP) -- A small bird, sparrow. Diminutive of strouthos; a little sparrow.">sparrows</a> <a href="/greek/4453.htm" title="4453: pōlountai (V-PIM/P-3P) -- To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.">sold</a> <a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dyo (Adj-GNP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two.">for two</a> <a href="/greek/787.htm" title="787: assariōn (N-GNP) -- A small coin equal to the tenth part of a drachma. Of Latin origin; an assarius or as, a Roman coin.">pennies?</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Yet</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: hen (Adj-NNS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GN3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/1950.htm" title="1950: epilelēsmenon (V-RPM/P-NNS) -- To forget, neglect. Middle voice from epi and lanthano; to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect.">forgotten</a> <a href="/greek/1799.htm" title="1799: enōpion (Prep) -- Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God.</a> 7And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a> Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Psalm 50:11</a> I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Job 39:13-18</a> The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork. / For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand. / She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them. ... <a href="/psalms/147-9.htm">Psalm 147:9</a> He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call. <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a> Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20-21</a> And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.” / So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good. <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Psalm 104:12</a> The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Proverbs 12:10</a> A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty. <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a> Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. <a href="/psalms/145-15.htm">Psalm 145:15-16</a> The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. / You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. <a href="/job/38-41.htm">Job 38:41</a> Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food? <a href="/1_kings/17-4.htm">1 Kings 17:4-6</a> And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” / So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. / The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook. <a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a> You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You. <a href="/acts/17-25.htm">Acts 17:25</a> Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. <a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a> He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?five.<a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29</a> Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.and.<a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24,27</a> Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? … <a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10,11</a> For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills… <a href="/psalms/113-5.htm">Psalm 113:5,6</a> Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/10-35.htm">Coins</a> <a href="/mark/8-37.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Farthings</a> <a href="/luke/9-16.htm">Five</a> <a href="/luke/7-17.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/luke/11-28.htm">God's</a> <a href="/luke/10-27.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/10-35.htm">Pence</a> <a href="/luke/10-35.htm">Pennies</a> <a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Penny</a> <a href="/luke/10-21.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/mark/14-5.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/matthew/10-31.htm">Sparrows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/15-8.htm">Coins</a> <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/luke/21-2.htm">Farthings</a> <a href="/luke/12-52.htm">Five</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/luke/12-31.htm">God's</a> <a href="/luke/12-29.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/john/6-7.htm">Pence</a> <a href="/luke/10-35.htm">Pennies</a> <a href="/luke/12-59.htm">Penny</a> <a href="/luke/14-10.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/luke/12-7.htm">Sparrows</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 12</div>1. <a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Jesus preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy</a> 13. <a href="/luke/12-13.htm">and warns against covetousness, by the parable of the man who set up greater barns.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/12-22.htm">We must not worry about earthly things,</a> 31. <a href="/luke/12-31.htm">but seek the kingdom of God;</a> 33. <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">give alms;</a> 35. <a href="/luke/12-35.htm">be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he comes.</a> 41. <a href="/luke/12-41.htm">Jesus' disciples are to see to their charges,</a> 49. <a href="/luke/12-49.htm">and look for persecution.</a> 54. <a href="/luke/12-54.htm">The people must take this time of grace;</a> 57. <a href="/luke/12-57.htm">because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? In the context of first-century Judea, sparrows were among the cheapest birds sold in the market, often used for food by the poor. The reference to "two pennies" (Greek: assarion) indicates a very small amount of money, emphasizing the low value placed on these birds by society. This phrase highlights the economic conditions of the time, where even the smallest creatures were commodified. The sparrow, a common bird, is used here to illustrate God's care for all His creation, regardless of perceived value. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29</a>, where Jesus similarly speaks of sparrows to convey God's attentive care.Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. This phrase underscores the omniscience and compassion of God, who remembers even the smallest and seemingly insignificant parts of His creation. It serves as a reassurance of God's intimate knowledge and care for all creatures, reflecting the broader biblical theme of God's providence. This idea is consistent with passages like <a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">Psalm 147:4</a>, which speaks of God knowing the stars by name, and <a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a>, which assures that God does not forget His people. The mention of sparrows, despite their low market value, illustrates that God's care extends to all, reinforcing the message of divine love and attention to detail. This also serves as a metaphor for God's care for humanity, suggesting that if He remembers the sparrows, He certainly remembers each person.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is teaching His disciples and the crowd about God's care and the value He places on His creation. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sparrows.htm">Sparrows</a> Small birds mentioned in the verse, used by Jesus as an example to illustrate God's attention to even the smallest and seemingly insignificant parts of His creation. 3. <a href="/topical/d/disciples_and_the_crowd.htm">Disciples and the Crowd</a> The audience to whom Jesus is speaking, including His close followers and others gathered to hear His teachings. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure in the teaching, whose omniscience and care for His creation are emphasized. 5. <a href="/topical/m/marketplace.htm">Marketplace</a> Implied setting where sparrows are sold, representing the economic transactions of the time and the perceived value of sparrows.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience_and_care.htm">God's Omniscience and Care</a> God is aware of every detail of His creation, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem to us. This should reassure us of His intimate knowledge and care for our lives. <a href="/topical/v/value_beyond_measure.htm">Value Beyond Measure</a> The world may assign little value to certain things or people, but God sees intrinsic worth in all He has made. We should adopt this perspective in how we view ourselves and others. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Just as God provides for the sparrows, He will provide for us. We are encouraged to trust in His provision and not be anxious about our needs. <a href="/topical/l/living_without_fear.htm">Living Without Fear</a> Understanding God's care for us should free us from fear and anxiety, knowing that we are never forgotten by Him. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_care.htm">Reflecting God's Care</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to reflect God's care and compassion in our interactions with others, valuing them as God does.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 12</a> <a href="/q/why_does_suffering_exist_if_god_cares.htm">If God supposedly cares for every sparrow (Luke 12:6–7), how can we reconcile this with the widespread suffering of animals and people throughout history? </a> <a href="/q/does_galatians_3_28_erase_gender.htm">How do Christians cope with losing a pet?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_self-esteem.htm">What is the Bible's view on self-esteem?</a> <a href="/q/are_you_valued_more_than_many_sparrows.htm">Are you valued more than many sparrows?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings?--The variation from St. Matthew's "two sparrows sold for a farthing," seems to reproduce the very bargains of the market-place. The sparrow was of so little value that the odd bird was thrown in to tempt the purchasers. Both this difference, and that between "not one of them shall fall to the ground without your Father," in St. Matthew, and "not one of them is forgotten before God," in St. Luke, are proofs, again, of the independence of the two Gospels.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 6, 7. - Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Though persecution and bitter suffering, even death, may be the guerdon of the Lord's true servants here, none of these things can happen without the consent of God. This thought will surely give them courage to endure. Suffering undergone in God's service, inflicted, too, with his entire consent, so that the suffering becomes part of the service, - what an onlook is afforded to the brave, faithful servant by such a contemplation! Oh the welcome from God he is sure to meet with when such a death has been endured! These extreme instances of God's universal care - his all-knowledge of everything, however little and insignificant, belonging to his creatures - are chosen to give point to the Master's words. If he knows of the death of these little, almost valueless, birds - ay, even of the falling of one of the many hairs of your head - surely you cannot doubt his knowledge of, his caring for, the life or death of one of his proved and gallant followers. These little sparrows were sold in the markets, strung together, or on skewers. <a href="/commentaries/luke/12-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>{Are} not Οὐχὶ (Ouchi) IntPrtcl <a href="/greek/strongs_3780.htm">Strong's 3780: </a> By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed. five πέντε (pente) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4002.htm">Strong's 4002: </a> Five. A primary number; 'five'. sparrows στρουθία (strouthia) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4765.htm">Strong's 4765: </a> A small bird, sparrow. Diminutive of strouthos; a little sparrow. sold πωλοῦνται (pōlountai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4453.htm">Strong's 4453: </a> To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell. for two δύο (dyo) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1417.htm">Strong's 1417: </a> Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. pennies? ἀσσαρίων (assariōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_787.htm">Strong's 787: </a> A small coin equal to the tenth part of a drachma. Of Latin origin; an assarius or as, a Roman coin. Yet καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. one ἓν (hen) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. of ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. them αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. is ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. forgotten ἐπιλελησμένον (epilelēsmenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1950.htm">Strong's 1950: </a> To forget, neglect. Middle voice from epi and lanthano; to lose out of mind; by implication, to neglect. by ἐνώπιον (enōpion) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1799.htm">Strong's 1799: </a> Neuter of a compound of en and a derivative of optanomai; in the face of. God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/12-6.htm">Luke 12:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/12-6.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 12:6 Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/12-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 12:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 12:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/12-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 12:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 12:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>