New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 12:3
3Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have 1whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon 2the housetops.
Luke 12:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
- New International Version (NIV)What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Context of Luke 12:3
1Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops. 4“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. 5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!
Read all of Luke 12Luke 12:3 word by word
ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ὅσα ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ἀκουσθήσεται, καὶ ὃ πρὸς τὸ οὖς ἐλαλήσατε ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις κηρυχθήσεται ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων.¶Read the interlinear
- Accordinglyἀντίanti · forG473
- whateverὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
- you have saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- in the darkσκοτίαskotia · darknessG4653
- will be heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- in the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
- and whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- whisperedλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- whisperedπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- whisperedοὖςous · earG3775
- in the innerταμεῖονtameion · inner roomG5009
- will be proclaimedκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
- the housetopsδῶμαdōma · housetopG1430
Cross-references for Luke 12:3
- Job 24:14The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
- Matthew 12:36But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.
- Jude 1:14It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones,
- Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Commentaries on Luke 12:3
- 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
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Notes
- 1. Luke 12:3 Lit spoken in the ear ↩
- 2. Luke 12:3 Matt 10:27; 24:17 ↩
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
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