Matthew 10:31

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

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BSBPD

“So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 10:31 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
  2. Matthew 6:26Look 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?
  3. Matthew 12:11He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
  4. Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:9For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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