The Meaning of Matthew 10:30 Explained

Matthew 10:30

KJV: But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

YLT: and of you -- even the hairs of the head are all numbered;

Darby: but of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered.

ASV: but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But  the very  hairs  of your  head  are  all  numbered. 

What does Matthew 10:30 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 10:24-33 - Fearless Confessors Of Christ
The more Christlike we are, the more certainly shall we incur the dislike and hatred of men. Only let us take care that they hate us, not on account of our personal peculiarities and pretensions, but solely for the truth's sake. See 1 Kings 22:8; Daniel 6:5.
Christ is often speaking. In the secret chamber of the heart, in the darkness of the night, in the shadowed room of pain and sorrow, in the room which holds all that is mortal of our beloved, hear His voice. It may be in dark sayings, but they are "the dark sayings on a harp," of which the psalmist sings. There are music, tenderness, love-notes in these dark sayings. And our hearts can receive lasting impressions in the dark.
Remember that in all your anxiety and pain, the Father is near. His presence encloses you in its gentle, holy embrace. You are of value to Him, of more value than you can count, because you were purchased with the precious blood of Christ. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 10

1  Jesus sends out his apostles, enabling them with power to do miracles;
5  giving them their charge, teaches them;
16  comforts them against persecutions;
40  and promises a blessing to those who receive them

What do the individual words in Matthew 10:30 mean?

Of you now even the hairs of the head all numbered are
ὑμῶν δὲ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν

ὑμῶν  Of  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
δὲ  now 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: δέ  
Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
καὶ  even 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
τρίχες  hairs 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Plural
Root: θρίξ 
Sense: the hair of the head.
τῆς  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
κεφαλῆς  head 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: κεφαλή  
Sense: the head, both of men and often of animals.
ἠριθμημέναι  numbered 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Feminine Plural
Root: ἀριθμέω  
Sense: to number.