Passage

Luke 12.6-7

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5. But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him."

"6. Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. 7. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows."

"8. And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 9. but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God." (Luke 12:4-9, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. “I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5. But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him."

"6. “Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins ? Not one of them is forgotten by God. 7. But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows."

"8. “I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God; 9. but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God." (Luke 12:4-9, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him."

"6. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? 7. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows."

"8. Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 9. But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God." (Luke 12:4-9, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. 'And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do; 5. but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him."

"6. 'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God, 7. but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value."

"8. 'And I say to you, Every one, whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God, 9. and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God," (Luke 12:4-9, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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