2 There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered, 12:2–9 Mt 10:26–33; Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17nothing hidden that won’t be made known. 12:2 Lk 6:443 Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms 12:3 Mt 6:6; 24:26; Lk 12:24will be proclaimed on the housetops. 12:3 Ac 10:9
Fear God
4 "I say to you, my friends, 12:4 Ac 27:3don’t fear 12:4 Is 8:13; 51:12; Jr 1:8; Jn 6:20those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.5 But I will show you the one to fear: Fear 12:5 Ps 147:11; Pr 1:7; Ac 10:2; Rv 14:7him who has authority to throw people into hell 12:5 Mk 9:43; Jms 3:6after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear! 6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? 12:6 Lit two assaria; a small copper coinYet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. 12:6 Ps 50:117 Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.