Matthew 10:26-33
New Living Translation
26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. 27 What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear!
28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[a] 29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin[b]? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. 30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
32 “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
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Matthew 10:26-33
International Standard Version
Fear God(A)
26 “So never be afraid of them, because there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in darkness you must speak in the daylight, and what is whispered[a] in your ear you must shout from the housetops. 28 Stop being[b] afraid of those who kill the body but can’t kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.[c]
29 “Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren’t they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s permission.[d] 30 Indeed, even the hairs on your head have all been counted! 31 So stop being[e] afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows.”
Acknowledging the Messiah(B)
32 “Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people I, too, will acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever denies me before people I, too, will deny before my Father in heaven.”
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- Matthew 10:27 Lit. what you hear
- Matthew 10:28 Or Don’t be
- Matthew 10:28 Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom
- Matthew 10:29 Lit. apart from your Father
- Matthew 10:31 Or don’t be
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