Matthew 10:26-33

New International Reader's Version

²⁶ “So don’t be afraid of your enemies. Everything that is secret will be brought out into the open. Everything that is hidden will be uncovered. ²⁷ What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight. What is whispered in your ear, shout from the rooftops. ²⁸ Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell. ²⁹ Aren’t two sparrows sold for only a penny? But not one of them falls to the ground outside your Father’s care. ³⁰ He even counts every hair on your head! ³¹ So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.

³² “What if someone says in front of others that they know me? I will also say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I know them. ³³ But what if someone says in front of others that they don’t know me? I will say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I don’t know them.