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Text -- Luke 12:1-5 (NET)
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Fear God, Not People
12:1 Meanwhile , when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another , Jesus began to speak first to his disciples , “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees , which is hypocrisy .
12:2 Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed , and nothing is secret that will not be made known .
12:3 So then whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light , and what you have whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops .
12:4 “I tell you , my friends , do not be afraid of those who kill the body , and after that have nothing more they can do .
12:5 But I will warn you whom you should fear : Fear the one who, after the killing , has authority to throw you into hell . Yes , I tell you , fear him !
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
WEALTH, WEALTHY |
Jesus, The Christ |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Judgment |
JUDAS ISCARIOT |
Fear of God |
Judgment, The final |
CLOSET |
HINNOM |
GEHENNA |
Wicked |
Sin |
House |
Hypocrisy |
RESURRECTION |
Pharisees |
Power |
Influence |
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NET Notes: Luk 12:2 I.e., be revealed by God. The passive voice verbs here (“be revealed,” be made known”) see the revelation as coming from God. The te...
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NET Notes: Luk 12:3 The expression “proclaimed from the housetops” is an idiom for proclaiming something publicly (L&N 7.51). Roofs of many first century ...
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