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“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna.[a] Yes, I tell you, fear him.

“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins[b] ? Not one of them is forgotten by God. But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:5 or, Hell
  2. 12:6 An assarion was a small copper coin worth about an hour’s wages for an agricultural laborer.

Fear God

“I say to you, my friends,(A) don’t fear(B) those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will show you the one to fear: Fear(C) him who has authority to throw people into hell(D) after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear! Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies?[a] Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.(E) Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:6 Lit two assaria; a small copper coin