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but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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God's Care is Meticulous
Commentators explain that Jesus uses the image of numbered hairs to show God's care isn't general or distant, but incredibly personal and detailed. He is aware of and governs even the most insignificant aspects of your life. This intimate knowledge is meant to be a profound comfort, assuring you that nothing about you escapes your Father's loving attention.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The hairs—are all numbered. That is, each one has occupied God's care and attention. He has fixed their number; and though they are of sma…
19th Century
Anglican
The very hairs of your head—This apparent hyperbole is simply the natural expression of the thought that even the most tr…
Baptist
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 he…
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The third reason for not being afraid is an a fortiori argument (): If God’s providence is so all-embracing that not even a sparrow drops from the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered . ] A proverbial expression, showing the perfect knowledge God has,…
Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave an advantage to their enemies, all meddling with…
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13th Century
Catholic
The Lord instructed the Apostles concerning their office and their necessary means of livelihood; but now He instructs them concerning their immine…
