Focused Passage

Luke 12:4-7

Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready

Luke moves from warning against hypocrisy to fearless confession, from greed exposed to kingdom trust, from anxiety corrected to watchful readiness, from faithful stewardship to divisive allegiance, and from interpreting weather signs to settling accounts before judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4 I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5 But 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!

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

7 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Cross-references

Matthew 10:26 BSB references Hebrews 13:6 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:28 Classic cross-references Proverbs 29:25 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 56:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction I tell Λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural friends φίλοις G5384 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb do not be afraid φοβηθῆτε G5399 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural of ἀπὸ G575 Preposition those who τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural kill ἀποκτεινόντων* G615 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular body σῶμα G4983 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction after μετὰ G3326 Preposition that ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb can ἐχόντων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural do ποιῆσαι G4160 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active no τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular more περισσότερόν G4053 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative

Verse 5

Cross-references

2 Peter 2:4 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:28 Classic cross-references Hebrews 10:31 Classic cross-references Exodus 15:11 Classic cross-references Revelation 14:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction I will show ὑποδείξω G5263 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural whom τίνα G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular you should fear φοβηθῆτε G5399 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural Fear φοβήθητε G5399 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural the [One who] τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular after μετὰ G3326 Preposition [you] τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular have been killed ἀποκτεῖναι G615 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active has ἔχοντα G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular authority ἐξουσίαν G1849 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to throw [you] ἐμβαλεῖν G1685 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active into εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular hell γέενναν G1067 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Yes ναί G3483 Particle I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural fear φοβήθητε G5399 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Him τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Greek Gehenna

Verse 6

Cross-references

Matthew 6:26 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:29 Classic cross-references Luke 12:24 Classic cross-references Psalms 145:15 Classic cross-references Psalms 147:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

{Are} not Οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl five πέντε G4002 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural sparrows στρουθία G4765 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural sold πωλοῦνται G4453 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural for two δύο G1417 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural pennies ἀσσαρίων G787 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction not οὐκ G3756 Adverb one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular of ἐξ G1537 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular forgotten ἐπιλελησμένον G1950 Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular by ἐνώπιον G1799 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius.

Verse 7

Cross-references

Matthew 10:30 Classic cross-references Matthew 6:26 Classic cross-references Luke 12:24 Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:3 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 14:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

[And even] ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction the αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural very καὶ G2532 Conjunction hairs τρίχες G2359 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural of τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural head κεφαλῆς G2776 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular vvv πᾶσαι G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural are all numbered ἠρίθμηνται G705 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb [So] do not be afraid φοβεῖσθε G5399 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural you are worth more διαφέρετε G1308 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural than many πολλῶν G4183 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural sparrows στρουθίων G4765 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

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