MAT 10:29 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

GHT Emphatically-not two sparrows is-being-sold of {assarius[a Roman coin]}, and one out of {same} will_not_be-fallen upon the ground without of {the Father} of {you}.

ULT Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

UST Think about the sparrows. They have so little value that you can buy two of them for only one small coin. However, God your Father knows about it whenever one sparrow dies.

BSB & MSB {Are} not two sparrows sold for a penny?[fn] Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

10:29 Greek an assarion; that is, a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius

BLB Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

AICNT “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

OEB Are not two sparrows sold for a one copper coin? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.

2DT Are not two little sparrows sold for an assarion? Not one of them falls on the land apart from your Father.

WEBBE & WMBB “Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin?[fn] Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

10:29 An assarion is a small coin worth one tenth of a drachma or a sixteenth of a denarius. An assarion is approximately the wages of one half hour of agricultural labour.

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

LSV Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? And one of them will not fall on the ground without your Father;

FBV Aren't two sparrows sold for just one penny? But not a single one of them falls to the ground without your Father knowing about it.

TCNT Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's consent.

T4T Think about the sparrows. They have so little value that you can buy cares two of them for only one small coin [RHQ]. But when any sparrow falls to the ground and dies [LIT], God, your heavenly Father, knows it, because he cares about everything.

LEB Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?[fn] And one of them will not fall to the ground _⌊without the knowledge and consent_⌋[fn] of your Father.

10:29 Literally, “an assarion,” a Roman coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius

10:29 Literally “without”; the phrase “the knowledge and consent” is implied when this term is used of God

BBE Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

Moff Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing?
⇔ Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unless your Father wills it.

Wymth Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.

ASV Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:

DRA Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

YLT 'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;

Drby Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father;

RV Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:

SLT Are not two little sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the earth without your Father.

Wbstr Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.

KJB-1769 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

KJB-1611 Are not two Sparrowes solde for a [fn]farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

10:29 It is in value halfepeny far thing, in the originall: as being the tenth part of the Romane peny.

Bshps Are not two litle sparowes solde for a farthyng? And one of the shall not light on the grounde, without your father.
(Are not two little sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of the shall not light on the ground, without your father.)

Gnva Are not two sparrowes sold for a farthing, and one of them shall not fal on the ground without your Father?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Cvdl Are not two sparowes solde for a farthinge? Yet doth there none of the light vpon the groude without youre father.
(Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Yet doeth/does there none of the light upon the ground without your(pl) father.)

TNT Are not two sparowes solde for a farthinge? And none of them dothe lyght on the grounde with out youre father.
(Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And none of them doeth/does light on the ground with out your(pl) father.)

Wycl Whether twei sparewis ben not seeld for an halpeny? and oon of hem shal not falle on the erthe with outen youre fadir.
(Whether twain/two_or_both sparewis been not sold for an halpeny? and one of hem shall not fall on the earth without your(pl) father.)

Luth Kauft man nicht zwei Sperlinge um einen Pfennig? Noch fällt derselbigen keiner auf die Erde ohne euren Vater.
(Kauft man not two Sperlinge around/by/for a Pfennig? Still falls the_same none/no_one on/in/to the earth/land/ground without your(s)(pl) father.)

ClVg Nonne duo passeres asse veneunt? et unus ex illis non cadet super terram sine Patre vestro.[fn]
(Isn’t_it two sparrows asse veneunt? and one from to_them not/no cadet over the_earth/land without Father your.)

10.29 Super. Loquitur juxta morem Palestinæ, etc., usque ad in toto mundo dicite. Nonne duo passeres? Lucas: Nonne quinque passeres veneunt dipondio Luc. 12.? Nec multum distat, ut duo asse et quinque dipondio. Dipondio enim est ex duobus assibus. Quod autem in numeris est unus, hoc in pondere as: et quod duo, hoc dipondius. Et unus ex illis. Quomodo ergo Apostolus: Nunquid de bobus cura est Deo Luc. 9.? Sed aliud est cura, aliud scientia.

10.29 Super. He_speaks next_to custom Palestinæ, etc., until to in/into/on throughout to_the_world say. Isn’t_it two sparrows? Lucas: Isn’t_it five sparrows veneunt dipondio Luk. 12.? Neither a_lot is_far_away, as two asse and five dipondio. Dipondio because it_is from for_two assibus. That however in/into/on numberss it_is one, this in/into/on by_weight as: and that two, this dipondius. And one from to_them. How/In_what_manner therefore Apostolus: It_is_true from/about ox/bull care it_is to_God Luk. 9.? But something_else it_is care, something_else knowledge/skill.

UGNT οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται? καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρὸς ὑμῶν.
(ouⱪi duo strouthia assariou pōleitai? kai hen ex autōn ou peseitai epi taʸn gaʸn, aneu tou Patros humōn.)

SBL-GNT οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν.
(ouⱪi duo strouthia assariou pōleitai; kai hen ex autōn ou peseitai epi taʸn gaʸn aneu tou patros humōn.)

RP-GNT Οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται; Καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν·
(Ouⱪi duo strouthia assariou pōleitai; Kai hen ex autōn ou peseitai epi taʸn gaʸn aneu tou patros humōn;)

TC-GNT οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν·
(ouⱪi duo strouthia assariou pōleitai; kai hen ex autōn ou peseitai epi taʸn gaʸn aneu tou patros humōn;)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:5–42: Jesus instructed the twelve apostles

In this section, Jesus gave various instructions to the twelve apostles. In 10:5–15, he gave them some practical instructions for preaching the good news. In 10:16–33, he described the opposition that they would see when they went out. Lastly, in 10:34–42, he described the commitment required to be a disciple and the reward for being a disciple.

You may want to break this long section into several shorter sections. Here is an example:

Section 10:5–15	The things the apostles should/must do when sent
Section 10:16–33	The difficulties the apostles will face
Section 10:34–42	The cost and reward of following Jesus

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Jesus gave directions/instructions to the twelve apostles for preaching the gospel

The Mission of the Twelve (GNT)

Instructions for the Twelve Apostles (CEV)

10:29–31

This parable shows that God is greatly concerned for the well-being of people who believe in him. The parable shows this by comparing the way God values sparrows to the way he values people.

10:29a

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?

Two sparrows are sold for a single coin, isn’t that right/so?
You^(plur) can buy two small birds with/for little money.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?: This is a rhetorical question. The rhetorical question emphasizes the fact that people put little value on sparrows. A penny is the smallest amount of money. Yet, people could buy two sparrows with one penny.

Here are some other ways to translate the emphasis:

As a rhetorical question. For example:
Can you not buy two sparrows for a penny? (NJB)
Two sparrows are sold for only a penny, isn’t that right?
As a statement. For example:
Two sparrows are sold for just a penny
For only a penny you can buy two sparrows (GNT)

Translate this emphasis in a way that is natural in your language.

sparrows: The word sparrows refers to a kind of small bird that was sold for food. Here are some other ways to translate this word:

Use a descriptive phrase and transliterate the word sparrow. For example:
small birds called sparrows
sparrow birds
Use a generic phrase. For example:
small birds
Use a common bird in your area that is small and that people eat. For example:
rice birds

penny: The Greek word that the BSB translates as penny refers to a small coin. It had little value. Sixteen of these coins were equal to one denarius. (A denarius was the usual wage for a farm worker for one day at that time.) Because the value of money changes, it is recommended that you use a general term. For example:

a small coin

very little money

10:29b

Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

Yet not one of them will fall to the ground dead without your Father’s permission.
Even so not one of them will die unless your Father God wants it to happen.

Yet not one of them will fall to the ground: This clause is an idiom. It means “not one bird will die.” For example:

not even one of them can die (NCV)

apart from the will of your Father: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as apart from the will of your Father is more literally “without your Father.” There are several ways to interpret this phrase:

This phrase refers to the will of God regarding the sparrows. Not one sparrow dies without God willing it. For example:
apart from the will of your Father (NIV) (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, GW, NET)
This phrase refers to the knowledge of God regarding the sparrows. Not one sparrow dies without God knowing it:
without your Father knowing (NJB) (NJB, NLT, CEV, JBP, REB, NCV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1) because it seems to best fit the context. Just as a sparrow will not die unless it is the will of God, a disciple will not be persecuted unless it is the will of God.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

without your Father’s permission (GW)

only if/when your heavenly Father allows it

unless/except your Father God wants it to happen

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται? καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρὸς ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχί δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται Καί ἕν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὒ πεσεῖται ἐπί τήν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρός ὑμῶν)

Jesus applies what he says here about sparrows to his disciples in [10:31](../10/31.md). So, you do not need to include any implied information in this verse.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται

Jesus is using the question form to show the disciples how inexpensive sparrows are. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Two sparrows are sold for an assarion.] or [You know that two sparrows are sold for an assarion!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Do people not sell two sparrows for an assarion]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

στρουθία

sparrows

The word sparrows refers to small, seed-eating birds. If your readers would not know what sparrows are, you could use a general expression instead. Alternate translation: [small birds]

Note 5 topic: translate-bmoney

ἀσσαρίου

˱for˲_˓an˒_assarion

An assarion was a small copper coin equivalent to about half an hour’s wage. You could try to express this amount in terms of current monetary values, but that might cause your Bible translation to become outdated and inaccurate since those values can change over time. So instead, you might state something more general or give the equivalent in wages. Alternate translation: [for a small copper coin] or [for half an hour’s wage]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρὸς ὑμῶν

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative phrase apart from. Alternate translation: [each one of them falls to ground in the presence of your Father]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν

˓will_be˒_falling (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχί δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται Καί ἕν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὒ πεσεῖται ἐπί τήν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρός ὑμῶν)

The phrase fall to the ground refers politely to the sparrow dying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that politely refers to an animal dying, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will pass away] or [will perish]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρὸς ὑμῶν

apart_from the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχί δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται Καί ἕν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὒ πεσεῖται ἐπί τήν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρός ὑμῶν)

The phrase apart from your Father could indicate that something happens: (1) without the Father’s knowledge. Alternate translation: [apart from the knowledge of your Father]; (2) without the Father’s will. Alternate translation: [apart from the will of your Father]; (3) without the Father’s care or interest. Alternate translation: [apart from the care of your Father]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοῦ Πατρὸς ὑμῶν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Οὐχί δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται Καί ἕν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὒ πεσεῖται ἐπί τήν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ Πατρός ὑμῶν)

This is a figurative expression. God is not the Father of humans in the same actual way that he is the Father of Jesus. Even so, it would probably be best to translate Father with the same word that your language would naturally use to refer to a human father. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that this means God. Alternate translation: [God, who is your Father,]

Parallel MAT 10:29

Section 10:5–42: Jesus instructed the twelve apostles

10:29–31

10:29a

10:29b