Luke 12:7 (DRB)

Passage

Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:5 But I will shew you whom you shall fear: Fear ye him who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you: Fear him.

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

Luke 12:7 Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.

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

Luke 12:9 But he that shall deny me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "very", "hairs", "head", "numbered", "fear", "therefore", "value", and "than". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "very" 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 "And I say to you Whosoever shall...", so "very" 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 "very" and "hairs" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.