Lukas 12:4

4 En Ik zeg u, Mijn vrienden: Vreest u niet voor degenen, die het lichaam doden, en daarna niet meer kunnen doen.

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.

Lukas 12:4 In-Context

2 En er is niets bedekt, dat niet zal ontdekt worden, en verborgen, dat niet zal geweten worden.
3 Daarom, al wat gij in de duisternis gezegd hebt, zal in het licht gehoord worden; en wat gij in het oor gesproken hebt, in de binnenkamers, zal op de daken gepredikt worden.
4 En Ik zeg u, Mijn vrienden: Vreest u niet voor degenen, die het lichaam doden, en daarna niet meer kunnen doen.
5 Maar Ik zal u tonen, Wien gij vrezen zult: vreest Dien, Die, nadat Hij gedood heeft, ook macht heeft in de hel te werpen; ja, Ik zeg u, vreest Dien!
6 Worden niet vijf musjes verkocht voor twee penningskens? En niet een van die is voor God vergeten.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.