Have No Fear

“I tell you, my friends, (A)do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him (B)who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.[a] Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?[b] And (C)not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, (D)even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; (E)you are of more value than many sparrows.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:5 Greek Gehenna
  2. Luke 12:6 Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

Fear God Rather Than People

“And I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after these things do not have anything more to do. But I will show you whom you should fear: fear the one who has authority, after the killing, to throw you[a] into hell! Yes, I tell you, fear this one! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered! Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:5 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation