• Luke 12:6
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 6 οὐχὶ Not πέντε five στρουθία sparrows πωλοῦνται are being sold ἀσσαρίων of assarii δύο; two? καὶ And ἓν one ἐξ out of αὐτῶν them οὐκ not ἔστιν is ἐπιλελησμένον having been forgotten ἐνώπιον in sight τοῦ of the θεοῦ. God.

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 12:6

      sparrows: See study note on Mt 10:29.

      for two coins of small value: Lit., “for two assarions.” Earlier, during his third Galilean tour, Jesus said that two sparrows could be bought for one assarion. (Mt 10:29) An assarion was the wage a man earned for 45 minutes’ work. (See App. B14.) Now, likely about a year later during his ministry in Judea, Jesus makes the statement that Luke records, saying that five sparrows could be obtained for two assarions. Comparing these accounts, we learn that sparrows were of such little value that merchants would include the fifth one free of charge.