Luke 12:5

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.

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

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.

7 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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!
KJV
But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
WEB
But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
ASV
But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
DARBY
But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear *him*.
BLB
But I will show you⁺ whom you⁺ should fear: Fear the One having authority, after the killing, to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I say to you⁺, fear Him!
ÅB
men jeg vil vise dere hvem dere skal frykte for: Frykt for ham som har makt både til å slå ihjel og til deretter å kaste i helvete! Ja, sier jeg dere, for ham skal dere frykte.
OTB
Men jeg vil vise dere hvem dere skal frykte: frykt Ham som, etter at Han har drept, har makt til å kaste i helvete; ja, jeg sier dere, frykt Ham.
B1930
men jeg vil vise eder hvem I skal frykte for: Frykt for ham som har makt både til å slå ihjel og til derefter å kaste i helvede! Ja, sier jeg eder, for ham skal I frykte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Peter 2:4

    For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

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  • 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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  • Revelation 14:7

    And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

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  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.

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  • Hebrews 10:31

    It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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  • Proverbs 14:26

    He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:6

    and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

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  • Matthew 25:41

    Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

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