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Lukas 12:4

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4 Ich sage aber euch, meinen Freunden: Fürchtet euch nicht vor denen, die den Leib töten und nach diesem nichts weiter zu tun vermögen.

Lukas 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.

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Lukas 12:4 In-Context

2 Es ist aber nichts verdeckt, was nicht aufgedeckt, und verborgen, was nicht kundwerden wird;
3 deswegen, soviel ihr in der Finsternis gesprochen haben werdet, wird im Lichte gehört werden, und was ihr ins Ohr gesprochen haben werdet in den Kammern, wird auf den Dächern ausgerufen werden.
4 Ich sage aber euch, meinen Freunden: Fürchtet euch nicht vor denen, die den Leib töten und nach diesem nichts weiter zu tun vermögen.
5 Ich will euch aber zeigen, wen ihr fürchten sollt: Fürchtet den, der nach dem Töten Gewalt hat, in die Hölle zu werfen; ja, sage ich euch, diesen fürchtet.
6 Werden nicht fünf Sperlinge um zwei Pfennig verkauft? Und nicht einer von ihnen ist vor Gott vergessen.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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