Luke 12:4-12

Fear God Alone

4 I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. ¹

5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. ^[a] Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? ^[b] Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Confessing Christ

8 I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. ²

9 But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11 When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

12 For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”

Cross References

• 1. (Matthew 10:26–31)
• 2. (Matthew 10:32–33)

Footnotes

• [a] Greek Gehenna
• [b] Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius.