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 DomainASVPD
“Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 10:31 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
- 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?
- 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?
- 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!
- 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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