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Οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν. (Matthew 10:29)

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

Value Measured by the Father, Not the Market

In Matthew 10:29, Jesus frames divine providence through the language of ordinary commerce: οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται; (“Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion?”). The ἀσσάριον was a minimal, almost trivial copper coin, underscoring how little these birds were worth in economic terms. Sparrows, common and inexpensive, symbolized things easily dismissed by human society.… Learn Koine Greek