King James Bible
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?"
Jesus points to the marketplace reality where sparrows—the cheapest meat available to the poor—were sold in bundles, with five costing two small copper coins. The rhetorical question emphasizes their negligible economic value in human commerce. Despite their worthlessness in human economy, God remembers each individual sparrow, demonstrating His intimate knowledge and care for all creation. This contrast between human disregard and divine attention sets up Jesus' argument about God's far greater care for people.