12 1 MEANWHILE, WHEN A CROWD of many thousands had gathered, packed so close that they were treading on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples: 'Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees; I mean their hypocrisy. 12 2 There is nothing covered up that will not be uncovered, nothing hidden that will not be made known. 12 3 You may take it, then, that everything you have said in the dark will be heard in broad daylight, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the house-tops. - Whom to Fear Lk.12.4-7 (Judaea)- Mt.10.28-31 | NEB Contents | notes
12 4 'To you who are my friends I say: Do not fear those who kill the body and after that have nothing more they can do. 12 5 I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Believe me, he is the one to fear. 12 6 'Are not sparrows five for twopence? And yet not one of them is overlooked by God. 12 7 More than that, even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Have no fear; you are worth more than any number of sparrows. - Confessing Christ before Men Lk.12.8-12 (Judaea)- Mt.10.32-33, Mt.12.32, Mt.10.19-20 | NEB Contents | notes
12 8 'I tell you this: everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God;