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Luke 12:4

FearCourage and strengthFriendship

2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

3 What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

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BSB
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
KJV
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
WEB
“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
ASV
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
DARBY
But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.
BLB
And I say to you⁺, My friends, you⁺ should not be afraid of those killing the body and after these things not having anything more to do.
ÅB
Men jeg sier til dere, mine venner: Frykt ikke for dem som slår legemet ihjel og deretter ikke kan gjøre mere;
OTB
“Jeg sier til dere, mine venner, frykt ikke dem som dreper kroppen og deretter ikke kan gjøre mer.
B1930
Men jeg sier til eder, mine venner: Frykt ikke for dem som slår legemet ihjel og derefter ikke kan gjøre mere;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 10:28

    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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  • Jeremiah 1:8

    Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

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  • Revelation 2:10

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  • Philippians 1:28

    without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.

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  • 1 Peter 3:14

    But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

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  • Isaiah 51:7–13

    Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.

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  • Daniel 3:16–17

    Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

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  • James 2:23

    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

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