Luke 12:1-2 New English Translation

Fear God, Not People

12 Meanwhile,^[a] when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus^[b] began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against^[c] the yeast of the Pharisees,^[d] which is hypocrisy.^[e] ²Nothing is hidden^[f] that will not be revealed,^[g] and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

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Footnotes

Luke 12:1 tn The phrase ἐν οἷς (en hois) can be translated “meanwhile.”
Luke 12:1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Luke 12:1 tn According to L&N 27.59, “to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on your guard against.” This is another Lukan present imperative calling for constant vigilance.
Luke 12:1 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
Luke 12:1 sn The pursuit of popularity can lead to hypocrisy, if one is not careful.
Luke 12:2 tn Or “concealed.”
Luke 12:2 sn I.e., be revealed by God. The passive voice verbs here (“be revealed,” be made known”) see the revelation as coming from God. The text is both a warning about bad things being revealed and an encouragement that good things will be made known, though the stress with the images of darkness and what is hidden in vv. 2-3 is on the attempt to conceal.

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