Matthew 10:23-33

23 When they ¹persecute you in one town, ²flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel ³before the Son of Man comes.

24 ⁴"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant^[a] above his master.

25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. ⁵If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign^[b] those of his household.

Have No Fear

26 "So have no fear of them, ⁶for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on ⁷the housetops.

28 And ⁸do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him ⁹who can destroy both soul and body in hell.^[c]

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?^[d] And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

30 But ¹⁰even the hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear not, therefore; ¹¹you are of more value than many sparrows.

32 ¹²So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,

33 but ¹³whoever denies me before men, ¹⁴I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

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Cross References 14

1. Matthew 23:34
2. [Matthew 12:15; Acts 8:1; Acts 9:25, 30; Acts 14:6; Acts 17:10, 14]
3. Matthew 16:28
4. Luke 6:40; John 13:16; John 15:20; [Hebrews 12:3]
5. Matthew 9:34; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; See John 7:20
6. Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; [1 Timothy 5:25]; For ver. 26-33, see Luke 12:2-9
7. See Luke 5:19
8. Isaiah 8:12, 13; Isaiah 51:12, 13; Jeremiah 1:8; 1 Peter 3:14
9. James 4:12
10. See 1 Samuel 14:45
11. Matthew 6:26; Matthew 12:12
12. [Romans 10:9, 10; Hebrews 10:35; Revelation 3:5]
13. 2 Timothy 2:12; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 2:23; [Mark 8:38]
14. Matthew 7:23; Matthew 25:12; Luke 13:25

Footnotes 4

[a]. Greek bondservant; also verse 25
[b]. Greek lacks will they malign
[c]. Greek Gehenna
[d]. Greek assarion, Roman copper coin (Latin quadrans) worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

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