Matthew 10:28

10:28 Do ¹  not be afraid of those who kill the body ²  but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ³ 

Matthew 10:32-33

10:32 “Whoever, then, acknowledges ⁴  me before people, I will acknowledge ⁵  before my Father in heaven. 10:33 But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.

[10:28]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[10:28]  ² sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.

[10:28]  ³ sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.

[10:32]  ⁴ tn Or “confesses.”

[10:32]  ⁵ tn Grk “I will acknowledge him also.”