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Fear God, Not People

“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that are not able to do any more. But I will show you the one you should fear. Fear him who, after he has killed the body, has authority to throw it into hell.[a] Yes, I tell you, fear him!

“Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins?[b] And not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:5 Gehenna
  2. Luke 12:6 Greek assarion, less than a half hour’s wage

“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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