Luke 12:3-9

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Luke 12:3-9

3What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
4I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
7And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
8I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
9But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
— Luke 12:3-9

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