Luke 12:2–12

^2xNothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. ³Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in ^yprivate rooms shall be proclaimed on ^zthe housetops.

Have No Fear

⁴“I tell you, my friends, ^ado not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. ⁵But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him ^bwho, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.¹ Yes, I tell you, fear him! ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?² And ^cnot one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷Why, ^deven the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; ^eyou are of more value than many sparrows.

Acknowledge Christ Before Men

⁸“And I tell you, ^feveryone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge ^gbefore the angels of God, ⁹but ^hthe one who denies me before men ⁱwill be denied ^gbefore the angels of God. ¹⁰And ^jeveryone who speaks a word ^kagainst the Son of Man ^lwill be forgiven, but the one who ^mblasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. ¹¹ⁿAnd when they ^obring you before the synagogues and ^pthe rulers and ^pthe authorities, ^qdo not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, ^12rfor the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”