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Matthew 10:28

FearCourage and strengthDeath and lossJudgment

26 So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.

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.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
WEB
Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
ASV
And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
DARBY
And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
BLB
And do not be afraid of those killing the body but not being able to kill the soul. But fear, rather, the One being able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
ÅB
Frykt ikke for de som slår kroppen ihjel, men ikke kan slå sjelen ihjel. Frykt heller for ham som kan ødelegge både sjel og kropp i helvete!
OTB
Vær ikke redde for dem som dreper kroppen, men ikke kan drepe sjelen. Frykt heller Ham som kan ødelegge både sjel og kropp i helvete.
B1930
Og frykt ikke for dem som slår legemet ihjel, men ikke kan slå sjelen ihjel; men frykt heller for ham som kan ødelegge både sjel og legeme i helvede!

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Cross references

  • Luke 12:4–5

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

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  • Isaiah 8:12–13

    “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.

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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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  • James 4:12

    There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

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  • Romans 8:35–39

    Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:12–13

    Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.

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  • Jeremiah 5:22

    Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

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  • Isaiah 51:12

    “I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

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