Luke 12:7 (DBY)

Passage

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:5 But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear *him*.

Luke 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

Luke 12:7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.

Luke 12:8 But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;

Luke 12:9 but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "hairs", "head", "numbered", "fear", "therefore", "better", and "than". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "hairs", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Are not five sparrows sold for two..." into verse 8's "But I say to you Whosoever shall...", so "even" and "hairs" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "even" and "hairs" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.