Luke 12:4
Good News Translation
Whom to Fear(A)
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse.
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Luke 12:4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Exhortation to Fearless Confession
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body and after that can do nothing more.(A)
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Luke 12:4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
4 And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
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Luke 12:4-5
The Message
4-5 “I’m speaking to you as dear friends. Don’t be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in his hands.
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Luke 12:4-5
Good News Translation
Whom to Fear(A)
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse. 5 I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!
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Luke 12:4-5
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Exhortation to Fearless Confession
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body and after that can do nothing more.(A) 5 But I will show you whom to fear: fear the one who, after killing, has authority[a] to cast into hell.[b] Yes, I tell you, fear that one!(B)
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Luke 12:4-5
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
4 And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will shew you whom you shall fear: fear ye him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you, fear him.
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Luke 12:4-5
The Message
4-5 “I’m speaking to you as dear friends. Don’t be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in his hands.
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