Luke 12:2

Luke 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
• New International Version (NIV)There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.

Context of Luke 12:2

1While all this was happening, many thousands of people had come together near that place. The crowd was so big that people were almost walking over each other. Jesus began to talk first to his disciples. He said, ‘Be careful! Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees. Do not be hypocrites like they are. Some people hide the things that they do. But there will be a time when other people will see those things clearly. Everyone will know all their secrets. 3You may have said things secretly, in the dark of the night. But one day, people will hear those things in the light of day. You may have said things quietly into someone's ear, behind a door that you have shut. But one day, people will shout out those secrets loudly from the tops of the houses. 4You are my friends, so I tell you this: do not be afraid of those people who can kill only your body. After that, they can do nothing worse to you.

Luke 12:2 word by word

Οὐδὲν δὲ συγκεκαλυμμένον ἐστὶν ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται, καὶ κρυπτὸν ὃ οὐ γνωσθήσεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forδέde · thenG1161
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• coveredσυγκαλύπτωsugkaluptō · to concealG4780
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• shallἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601
• notοὐou · noG3756
• neitherκαίkai · andG2532
• hidκρυπτόςkruptos · hiddenG2927
• shallγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097

Cross-references for Luke 12:2

• Luke 8:17God hides some things now. But there will be a time when people will see them. God keeps some things secret now. But there will be a time when people will understand those things clearly.
• Ecclesiastes 12:14Remember that God will judge everything that we do, to see if it is good or it is bad. He knows even the things that we do secretly.
• Matthew 10:26So do not be afraid of these people. They hide the things that they do. But there will be a time when other people will see those things. Everyone will know all their secrets.
• Mark 4:22God hides some things now. But there will be a time when people will see them. God keeps some things secret now. But there will be a time when people will understand those things.’
• Romans 2:16That is the message that I tell people. God knows everything that people think secretly. One day he will judge everyone. He has given Jesus Christ the authority to do that.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5So you should not decide about things before the time is right. Wait until the Lord comes again. He will show everything clearly. He will show the bad things that people have done secretly. He will show the secret purpose of people's thoughts. Then God will praise each person in a way that is right for them.
• 2 Corinthians 5:10Because all of us must go and stand in front of Christ as our judge. He will decide about the things that we have done during our lives here on earth. Whether we have done good things or bad things, we will receive what is right for us.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne. I saw that God was sitting on it. The earth and the sky rushed away from the place where he sat. There was no longer any place for them.

Commentaries on Luke 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2There is nothing covered - See the notes on Matthew 5:15; Matthew 10:26, Matthew 10:27; (note); Mark 4:22; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-9Verses 2-9 Nothing covered - See the notes at Matthew 10:26-32. Luke 12:3 Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Matthew 10:27. The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of houses still prevails in the East. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 51,52) says: “At the present day, local governors in country districts cause their commands thus to be published. Their proclamations are generally made in the evening…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3These verses warn against hypocrisy (pretending to be good or righteous). All thoughts will be revealed by God, who knows all things and will judge every human being (Job 10:4–7; 11:11; Psalms 11:4; 33:15; 139:12; Proverbs 15:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121-3. meantime--in close connection, probably, with the foregoing scene. Our Lord had been speaking out more plainly than ever before, as matters were coming to a head between Him and His enemies, and this seems to have suggested to His own mind the warning here. He had just Himself illustriously exemplified His own precepts. his disciples first of all--afterwards to "the multitudes" (Lu 12:54). covered--from the view.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:2

• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Sin

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings