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“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will point out to you whom you should fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority and power to hurl [you] into [a]hell; yes, I say to you, [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him! Are not five sparrows sold for two [b]copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:5 See note Matt 5:22.
  2. Luke 12:6 Gr assarion, a Roman coin equal to a 16th of a denarius (the denarius was counted as a day’s wages for an unskilled worker).

“I tell you, my friends,(A) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.(B) Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

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