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But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don`t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
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God's Meticulous Care
Commentators emphasize that God's knowledge of you is not general but deeply personal and detailed. As Charles Spurgeon notes, God knows the "minutest details of your life and being." This intimate awareness, extending to the exact number of hairs on your head, is meant to be a profound source of comfort and a direct antidote to fear.
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Numbered (ηριθμηντα). Perfect passive indicative. Periphrastic form in Mt 10:30 which see for details about sparrows, etc.
19th Century
Baptist
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered , &c.] Not only their persons had passed under the hands of hi…
Presbyterian
A firm belief in the doctrine of God's universal providence, and its extent, would satisfy us when we are in peril and encourage us to trust God in…
