Luke 12:4

Luke 12:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
• New International Version (NIV)“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And 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.

Context of Luke 12:4

2There is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. 3Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops. “I say to you, My friends, you should not be afraid of those who kill the body, since after this they have nothing more they can do. 5But I will show you whom you should fear. Fear the One who, after the killing, has authority to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear this One! 6“Aren’t five sparrows being sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

Luke 12:4 word by word

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν τοῖς φίλοις μου· μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεινόντων τὸ σῶμα καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἐχόντων περισσότερόν τι ποιῆσαι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• friendsφίλοςphilos · friendly/friendG5384
• Beφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• notμήmē · notG3361
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• them that killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• moreπερισσόςperissos · excessiveG4053
• thatτιςtis · oneG5100
• they can doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Luke 12:4

• Isaiah 41:8“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, My friend—
• John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
• James 2:23The Scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness”—and he was called God’s friend.
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know justice, a people with My Torah in their heart: Do not fear the taunt of men, nor be dismayed at their insults.
• Jeremiah 1:8Do not be afraid of them! For I am with you to deliver you.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Jeremiah 26:14“But as for me, here I am in your hand; do with me as is good and right in your eyes.
• Ezekiel 2:6“But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them. Do not fear their words, though thistles and thorns are beside you and you sit among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or be dismayed by their looks—for they are a rebellious house.
• Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king saying, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you concerning this matter.
• Matthew 10:28And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
• Acts 4:13Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and figured out they were laymen without training, they were amazed. They began to realize that these men had been with Yeshua.
• Acts 20:24However, I don’t consider my life of any value, except that I might finish my course and the office I received from the Lord Yeshua, to declare the Good News of the grace of God.
• Philippians 1:28and not being frightened in any way by your opponents. For them this is a sign of destruction, but for you salvation—and that from God.
• 1 Peter 3:14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Do not be afraid or worry about their threats.
• Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Commentaries on Luke 12:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Kill the body - See on Matthew 10:28; (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
• 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

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• Fear of God
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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