King James Version

Luke 12:6

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “are being sold for” (πωλοῦνται) before assarion here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “being sold for” (πωλεῖται) before assarion here.

οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notπέντεpentefiveπέντεadjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “five”, the subject formG4002five.fiveστρουθίαstrouthiasparrowsστρουθίον (strouthion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “sparrows”, the subject formG4765a small bird, sparrow.sparrowsπωλοῦνταιpōlountaisoldπωλέω (pōleō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “sold”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.soldἀσσαρίωνassariōnfarthingsἀσσάριον (assarion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “farthings”, the of-formG787a small coin equal to the tenth part of a drachma.farthingsδύοduotwoδύοadjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “two”, the of-formG1417two.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἓνhenoneεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἐπιλελησμένονepilelēsmenonforgottenἐπιλανθάνομαι (epilanthanomai)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “forgotten”, a completed action with a present resultG1950I forget, neglect.forgottenἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πωλεῖταιpōleitaiAreπωλέω (pōleō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “Are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,

World English Bible

“Aren’ t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins ? Not one of them is forgotten by God .

Darby Translation

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

Douay-Rheims