Luke 12:2-9

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2} But there is nothing [so carefully] concealed that it will not be revealed, nor so hidden that it will not be made known.^(A) ^{Tools
3} For that reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.

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4} “I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do. ^{Tools
5} But I will point out to you whom you should fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority and power to hurl [you] into ^(a)hell; yes, I say to you, [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him! ^{Tools
6} Are not five sparrows sold for two ^(b)copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God. ^{Tools
7} Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows.

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8} “I say to you, whoever declares openly and confesses Me before men [speaking freely of Me as his Lord], the Son of Man also will declare openly and confess him [as one of His own] before the angels of God. ^{Tools
9} But he who denies Me before men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

Footnotes:

a. Luke 12:5: See note Matt 5:22.

b. Luke 12:6: Gr assarion, a Roman coin equal to a 16th of a denarius (the denarius was counted as a day’s wages for an unskilled worker).

Cross references:

A. Luke 12:2: Matthew 10:26-33; Mark 4:22