Mat 10:29 | RWP | e4.org | Two sparrows ( δυο στρουθια ). Diminutive of στρουθος and means any small bird, sparrows in particular. They are sold today in the markets of Jerusalem and Jaffa. "For a farthing" ( ασσαριου ) is genitive of price. Only here and in the N.T. Diminutive form of the Roman as , slightly more than half an English penny. Without your Father ( ανευ του πατρος υμων ). There is comfort in this thought for us all. Our father who knows about the sparrows knows and cares about us.

‏ Matthew 10:29

Two sparrows ( δυο στρουθια ). Diminutive of στρουθος and means any small bird, sparrows in particular. They are sold today in the markets of Jerusalem and Jaffa. "For a farthing" ( ασσαριου ) is genitive of price. Only here and Lu 12:6 in the N.T. Diminutive form of the Roman as, slightly more than half an English penny.

Without your Father ( ανευ του πατρος υμων ). There is comfort in this thought for us all. Our father who knows about the sparrows knows and cares about us.