Have No Fear

26 “So have no fear of them, (A)for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on (B)the housetops. 28 And (C)do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him (D)who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a] 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?[b] And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But (E)even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; (F)you are of more value than many sparrows. 32 (G)So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but (H)whoever denies me before men, (I)I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

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  1. Matthew 10:28 Greek Gehenna
  2. Matthew 10:29 Greek assarion, Roman copper coin (Latin quadrans) worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

26 Μὴ οὖν φοβηθῆτε αὐτούς· οὐδὲν γάρ ἐστιν κεκαλυμμένον ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται, καὶ κρυπτὸν ὃ οὐ γνωσθήσεται. 27 ὃ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ, εἴπατε ἐν τῷ φωτί· καὶ ὃ εἰς τὸ οὖς ἀκούετε, κηρύξατε ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων. 28 καὶ μὴ [a]φοβεῖσθε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεννόντων τὸ σῶμα τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν μὴ δυναμένων ἀποκτεῖναι· [b]φοβεῖσθε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνάμενον [c]καὶ ψυχὴν [d]καὶ σῶμα ἀπολέσαι ἐν γεέννῃ. 29 οὐχὶ δύο στρουθία ἀσσαρίου πωλεῖται; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ πεσεῖται ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἄνευ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν. 30 ὑμῶν δὲ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν. 31 μὴ οὖν [e]φοβεῖσθε· πολλῶν στρουθίων διαφέρετε ὑμεῖς.

32 Πᾶς οὖν ὅστις ὁμολογήσει ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὁμολογήσω κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ [f]ἐν οὐρανοῖς· 33 ὅστις [g]δ᾽ ἂν ἀρνήσηταί με ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἀρνήσομαι [h]κἀγὼ αὐτὸν ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ [i]ἐν οὐρανοῖς.

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  1. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:28 *φοβεῖσθε Treg NIV RP ] φοβηθῆτε WH
  2. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:28 *φοβεῖσθε WH NIV ] φοβήθητε Treg RP
  3. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:28 *καὶ WH Treg NIV ] + τὴν RP
  4. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:28 *καὶ WH Treg NIV ] + τὸ RP
  5. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:31 φοβεῖσθε WH Treg NIV ] φοβηθῆτε RP
  6. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:32 ἐν NIV RP ] + τοῖς WH Treg NA
  7. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:33 δ᾽ ἂν NIV RP ] δὲ WH Treg
  8. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:33 κἀγὼ αὐτὸν WH Treg NIV ] αὐτὸν κἀγὼ RP
  9. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 10:33 ἐν NIV RP ] + τοῖς WH Treg NA