Passage

Matthew 10.29-30

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"27. What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops. 28. And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."

"29. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: 30. but the very hairs of your head are all numbered."

"31. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32. Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 10:27-32, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"27. What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops. 28. Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna."

"29. “Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father’s will, 30. but the very hairs of your head are all numbered."

"31. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. 32. Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 10:27-32, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"27. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 28. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."

"29. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. ^{farthing: it is in value halfpenny farthing in the original, as being the tenth part of the Roman penny} 30. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered."

"31. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 10:27-32, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"27. that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops. 28. 'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna."

"29. 'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father; 30. and of you, even the hairs of the head are all numbered;"

"31. be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better. 32. 'Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;" (Matthew 10:27-32, 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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