Luke 12:5

Luke 12:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
• New International Version (NIV)But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!

Context of Luke 12:5

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. But I tell you, it is God that you should be afraid of. He has the power to kill people and then to throw them into hell. Yes, I am telling you, be very afraid of him. 6Think about this. People sell five birds for two small coins. But each little bird is valuable to God. He knows about them all and takes care of them. 7God even knows how many hairs there are on your head. So do not be afraid of those people who are against you. You are more valuable to God than many little birds.

Luke 12:5 word by word

ὑποδείξω δὲ ὑμῖν τίνα φοβηθῆτε· φοβήθητε τὸν μετὰ τὸ ἀποκτεῖναι ἔχοντα ἐξουσίαν ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν γέενναν. ναὶ λέγω ὑμῖν· τοῦτον φοβήθητε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• I will forewarnὑποδείκνυμιhupodeiknumi · to showG5263
• youσύsu · youG4771
• whomτίςtis · which?G5101
• ye shall fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• he hath killedἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• to castἐμβάλλωemballō · to throw inG1685
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• hellγέενναgeenna · hell: GehennaG1067
• yeaναίnai · yesG3483
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Luke 12:5

• Mark 13:23So watch out! I have told you about all these things before they happen.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:6No man among you should ever have sex with the wife of a Christian friend. That would be the same as if you robbed him. It would be a bad thing to do against him. Remember that the Lord will punish everyone who does things like that. We have already told you that. We warned you very seriously about it.
• Proverbs 14:26Someone who respects and obeys the Lord knows that he will be safe. His family also will be in a safe place.
• Jeremiah 5:22The Lord says, ‘You should respect me and obey me. You should shake with fear when you come to me. I made the sand as an edge for the sea. It is like a wall that the sea cannot cross. The sea's waves may attack the shore, but it cannot go further than that edge.
• Jeremiah 10:7Everyone should respect you, the King who rules all the nations. You deserve that people give you honour. There is nobody like you anywhere in the world. Among all the wise people of the nations and among all their kings, there is no one like you.
• Revelation 14:7He said in a loud voice, ‘Respect God and give him honour! Now it is time for him to judge people. He made the sky and the earth and the sea. He also made the springs of water. So worship him!’
• Revelation 15:4Everyone will respect and obey you, Lord. They will say how great your name is, because only you are completely good. People from every nation have seen what you do. You always do what is right. So all people will come and stand in front of you, and they will worship you.’
• Psalms 9:17Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God.
• Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those people who can kill only your body. These people cannot kill your soul. No, it is God that you should be afraid of. He can kill your body, and then he can also destroy your soul in hell.
• Matthew 25:41Then the king will say to those people who are at his left side, “Go away from me. God has decided to punish you. He has prepared a fire that will burn for ever. He has prepared it for Satan and his servants. You will also go into that fire.
• 2 Peter 2:4God even punished the angels who refused to obey him. He threw them down into the deep hole of hell. He tied them up and he kept them in that completely dark place. They will remain there until the day when God will judge them.
• Revelation 20:14Then God threw Death and Hades into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death for people.

Commentaries on Luke 12:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Fear him - Even the friends of God are commanded to fear God, as a being who has authority to send both body and soul into hell. Therefore it is proper even for the most holy persons to maintain a fear of God, as the punisher of all unrighteousness. A man has but one life to lose, and one soul to save; and it is madness to sacrifice the salvation of the soul to the preservation of the life.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. 5hell (Greek Gehenna): Gehenna was the Valley of Hinnom, a ravine on the southwest side of Jerusalem. It became a picture of hell because some Israelites had sacrificed their children there to false gods (Jeremiah 32:35). Jesus taught his disciples to never be afraid of enemies who can only take away their life on earth. Instead, they should fear God, who alone has authority over final judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. I say, &c.--You will say, That may cost us our life. Be it so; but, "My friends, there their power ends." He calls them "my friends" here, not in any loose sense, but, as we think, from the feeling He then had that in this "killing of the body" He and they were going to be affectingly one with each other.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:5

• Fear of God
• Hell
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Power
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Gehenna
• Hell
• Hinnom
• Hypocrisy
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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