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Matthew 10

Matt. 10:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Fear ye
phobeo (Greek #5399)
to frighten, i.e. (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. revere
KJV usage: be (+ sore) afraid, fear (exceedingly), reverence.
Pronounce: fob-eh'-o
Origin: from 5401
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
therefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
, ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
are of more value
diaphero (Greek #1308)
to bear through, i.e. (literally) transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. (objectively) to toss about (figuratively, report); subjectively, to "differ", or (by implication) surpass
KJV usage: be better, carry, differ from, drive up and down, be (more) excellent, make matter, publish, be of more value.
Pronounce: dee-af-er'-o
Origin: from 1223 and 5342
than
strouthion (Greek #4765)
a little sparrow
KJV usage: sparrow.
Pronounce: stroo-thee'-on
Origin: diminutive of strouthos (a sparrow)
many
polus (Greek #4183)
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
KJV usage: abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare 4118, 4119.
Pronounce: pol-oos'
Origin: including the forms from the alternate πολλός
sparrows
strouthion (Greek #4765)
a little sparrow
KJV usage: sparrow.
Pronounce: stroo-thee'-on
Origin: diminutive of strouthos (a sparrow)
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Cross References

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Matt. 6:26• 26Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they? (Matt. 6:26)
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Matt. 12:11‑12• 11But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise it up?
 12How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath. (Matt. 12:11‑12)
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Psa. 8:5• 5Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour. (Psa. 8:5)
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Luke 12:24• 24Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are *ye* than the birds? (Luke 12:24)
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1 Cor. 9:9‑10• 9For in the law of Moses it is written, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that is treading out corn. Is God occupied about the oxen,
 10or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For for our sakes it has been written, that the plougher should plough in hope, and he that treads out corn, in hope of partaking of it. (1 Cor. 9:9‑10)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Fear not therefore; *ye* are better than many sparrows.

W. Kelly Translation

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Fear not therefore; ye are better than many sparrows.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)