Matthew 10:28 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

KJV

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

This word is not found in the Old Scriptures, but it is first used by the Saviour. Let us enquire then into its origin. We read in more than one place that the idol Baal was near Jerusalem, at the foot of Mount Moriah, by which the brook Siloc flows. This valley and a small level plain was watered and woody, a delightful spot, and a grove in it was consecrated to the idol.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And fear not them which kill the body,.... This is a "periphrasis" of bloody persecutors, who, not content to revile, scourge, and imprison, put the faithful ministers of Christ to death, in the most cruel and torturing manner; and yet are not so to be feared and dreaded by them, as to discourage and divert them from the performance of their important work and office; for, as Luke says, Luk 12:4 "after" that they "have no more than they can do".

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And be not afraid - of any thing which ye may suffer for proclaiming it. Be afraid of him who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell - It is remarkable, that our Lord commands those who love God, still to fear him, even on this account, under this notion. The particular providence of God is another reason for your not fearing man.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Fear not them which kill the body - Των αποκτεινοντων. Those who slay with acts of cruelty, alluding probably to the cruelties which persecutors should exercise on his followers in their martyrdom. But are not able to kill the soul. Hence we find that the body and the soul are distinct principles, for the body may be slain and the soul escape; and, secondly, that the soul is immaterial, for the murderers of the body are not able, μη δυναμενων, have it not in their power, to injure it.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
φοβεῖσθε	phobeisthe	do be afraid	G5399 →
ἀπὸ	apo	of	G575 →
τῶν	tōn	those	G3588 →
ἀποκτεννόντων	apoktennontōn	killing	G615 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
σῶμα,	sōma	body,	G4983 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ψυχὴν	psuchēn	soul	G5590 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
δυναμένων	dunamenōn	being able	G1410 →
ἀποκτεῖναι·	apokteinai	to kill;	G615 →
φοβεῖσθε	phobeisthe	do be afraid	G5399 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
μᾶλλον	mallon	rather	G3123 →
τὸν	ton	the [One]	G3588 →
δυνάμενον	dunamenon	being able	G1410 →
καὶ	kai	both	G2532 →
ψυχὴν	psuchēn	soul	G5590 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
σῶμα	sōma	body	G4983 →
ἀπολέσαι	apolesai	to destroy	G622 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
γεέννῃ.	geennē	hell.	G1067 →

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
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…
- Luke 21:16–19
  You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
- 1 Peter 5:4
  And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
Through
James 4:12
There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
leads to
- Romans 14:4
  Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
- Romans 2:1
  You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
- Isaiah 33:22
  For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.