Lucas 12:4

4 Mas os digo, amigos míos: No temáis de los que matan el cuerpo, y después no tienen más que 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 Porque nada hay encubierto, que no haya de ser descubierto; ni oculto, que no haya de ser sabido.

3 Por tanto, las cosas que dijisteis en tinieblas, a la luz serán oídas; y lo que hablasteis al oído en los aposentos, será pregonado en los tejados.

4 Mas os digo, amigos míos: No temáis de los que matan el cuerpo, y después no tienen más que hacer.

5 Mas os enseñaré a quién temáis: temed a aquel que después de ser matado, tiene potestad de echar en el quemadero; así os digo: a éste temed.

6 ¿No se venden cinco pajarillos por dos blancas? Pues ni uno de ellos está olvidado de Dios.