Luke 12:4 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 12:4

I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

BSB

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ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Since unbelief springs from two causes, either from a deeply-seated malice or a sudden fear; lest any one from terror should be compelled to deny the God whom he acknowledges in his heart, He well adds, And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, &c. He tells us also, that that death is not terrible for which at a far more costly rate of interest immortality is to be purchased.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The words which begin this chapter are very striking, when we consider its contents. We are told that "a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another." And what does our Lord do? In the hearing of this multitude He delivers warnings against false teachers, and denounces the sins of the times in which he lived unsparingly, unflinchingly, and without partiality. This was true charity. This was doing the work of a physician. This was the pattern which all His ministers were intended to follow.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Λέγω	Legō	I say	G3004 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
τοῖς	tois	those	G3588 →
φίλοις	philois	friends	G5384 →
μου·	mou	of Mine;	G3165 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
φοβηθῆτε	phobēthēte	you may fear	G5399 →
ἀπὸ	apo	because	G575 →
τῶν	tōn	of those	G3588 →
ἀποκτεινόντων	apokteinontōn	killing	G615 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
σῶμα	sōma	body	G4983 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μετὰ	meta	after	G3326 →
ταῦτα	tauta	these things	G3778 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἐχόντων	echontōn	being able	G2192 →
περισσότερόν	perissoteron	more excessive	G4055 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
ποιῆσαι.	poiēsai	to do.	G4160 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
leads to
- Luke 12:4–5
  I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 8:12–13
  “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 2:10
  Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
Through
Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
leads to
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Matthew 10:22
  You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Revelation 3:10–11
  Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the…
Through
1 Peter 3:14
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
leads to
- Matthew 10:28
  Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
leads to
- Isaiah 51:7
  Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke