Isaiah 26:21

26:21 For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, ¹ 

to punish the sin of those who live on the earth.

The earth will display the blood shed on it;

it will no longer cover up its slain. ² 

Luke 12:1-2

Fear God, Not People

12:1 Meanwhile, ³  when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus ⁴  began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against ⁵  the yeast of the Pharisees, ⁶  which is hypocrisy. ⁷  12:2 Nothing is hidden ⁸  that will not be revealed, ⁹  and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

Luke 12:1

Fear God, Not People

12:1 Meanwhile, ¹⁰  when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus ¹¹  began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against ¹²  the yeast of the Pharisees, ¹³  which is hypocrisy. ¹⁴ 

Colossians 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ¹⁵  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

[26:21]  ¹ tn Heb “out of his place” (so KJV, ASV).

[26:21]  ² sn This implies that rampant bloodshed is one of the reasons for divine judgment. See the note at 24:5.

[12:1]  ³ tn The phrase ἐν οἷς (en Jois) can be translated “meanwhile.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁵ tn According to L&N 27.59, “to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on your guard against.” This is another Lukan present imperative calling for constant vigilance.

[12:1]  ⁶ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[12:1]  ⁷ sn The pursuit of popularity can lead to hypocrisy, if one is not careful.

[12:2]  ⁸ tn Or “concealed.”

[12:2]  ⁹ sn I.e., be revealed by God. The passive voice verbs here (“be revealed,” be made known”) see the revelation as coming from God. The text is both a warning about bad things being revealed and an encouragement that good things will be made known, though the stress with the images of darkness and what is hidden in vv. 2-3 is on the attempt to conceal.

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn The phrase ἐν οἷς (en Jois) can be translated “meanwhile.”

[12:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ¹² tn According to L&N 27.59, “to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on your guard against.” This is another Lukan present imperative calling for constant vigilance.

[12:1]  ¹³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[12:1]  ¹⁴ sn The pursuit of popularity can lead to hypocrisy, if one is not careful.

[4:5]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).