Luke 12:2-9

New King James Version

^2 (A)For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. ³ Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Jesus Teaches the Fear of God^(B)

^4 (C)“And I say to you, ^(D)My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵ But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, ^(E)fear Him!

⁶ “Are not five sparrows sold for two ^[a]copper coins? And ^(F)not one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷ But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Confess Christ Before Men^(G)

^8 (H)“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me ^(I)before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. ⁹ But he who ^(J)denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.