Matthew 10:26-39

26 "Therefore do not ¹fear them, ²for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

27 "³What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim ⁴upon the housetops.

28 "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable * to kill the soul; but rather ⁵fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in ⁶hell.

29 "⁷Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

30 "But ⁸the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 "So do not fear; ⁹you are more valuable than many sparrows.

32 "Therefore ¹⁰everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.

33 "But ¹¹whoever * denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven.

34 "¹²Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35 "For I came to ¹³SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;

36 and ¹⁴A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

37 "¹⁵He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

38 "And ¹⁶he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

39 "¹⁷He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 10:26-33: {Luke 12:2-9}
• 2. Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; Luke 12:2; 1 Corinthians 4:5
• 3. Luke 12:3
• 4. Matthew 24:17; Acts 5:20
• 5. Hebrews 10:31
• 6. Matthew 5:22; Luke 12:5
• 7. Luke 12:6
• 8. 1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11; 1 Kings 1:52; Luke 21:18; Acts 27:34
• 9. Matthew 12:12
• 10. Luke 12:8; Revelation 3:5
• 11. Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; 2 Timothy 2:12
• 12. Matthew 10:34, 35: {Luke 12:51-53}
• 13. Micah 7:6; Matthew 10:21; Luke 12:53
• 14. Micah 7:6; Matthew 10:21
• 15. Deuteronomy 33:9; Luke 14:26
• 16. Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; Luke 14:27
• 17. Matthew 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; Luke 17:33; John 12:25

Footnotes

• [a]. Gr "Gehenna"
• [b]. Gr "assarion", the smallest copper coin
• [c]. Lit "will confess in Me"
• [d]. Lit "in him"
• [e]. Lit "will deny"
• [f]. Lit "cast"
• [g]. Or "soul"
• [h]. Or "soul"