Lucas 12:4

4 Y yo os digo, amigos míos: no temáis a los que matan el cuerpo, y después de esto no tienen más nada que puedan hacer.

Lucas 12:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:4

And I say unto you, my friends
Whom he dearly loved, and had taken into the greatest intimacy and familiarity; making known to them whatever he had heard from his Father; giving them the best instructions, the most faithful and friendly advice, and proper precautions; all which, and more, showed them to be his friends, and for whom he after laid down his life:

be not afraid of them that kill the body;
though he would have them beware of the Pharisees, he would not have them be afraid of them; he would have them know them, and avoid their hypocrisy, and guard against it; but not fear them, or the worst they could do unto them, which was to kill the body; and that they had no need to be afraid of, since at death, their souls would be immediately happy, in the enjoyment and vision of God; and their bodies would sleep in Jesus, and be raised in the resurrection morn, and be united to their souls, and be both for ever blessed:

and after that have no more that they can do;
they have nothing more to kill, or which they can put to pain or misery; the soul is out of their reach, is an immortal spirit, and cannot be hurt or destroyed by them.

Lucas 12:4 In-Context

2 Y nada hay encubierto que no haya de ser revelado, ni oculto que no haya de saberse.

3 Por lo cual, todo lo que habéis dicho en la oscuridad se oirá a la luz, y lo que habéis susurrado en las habitaciones interiores, será proclamado desde las azoteas.

4 Y yo os digo, amigos míos: no temáis a los que matan el cuerpo, y después de esto no tienen más nada que puedan hacer.

5 Pero yo os mostraré a quién debéis temer: temed al que, después de matar, tiene poder para arrojar al infierno ; sí, os digo: a éste, ¡temed!

6 ¿No se venden cinco pajarillos por dos cuartos ? Y sin embargo, ni uno de ellos está olvidado ante Dios.