Matthew 10:25-27

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²⁵Students should be happy to be treated the same as their teacher. And servants should be happy to be treated the same as their master. If those people call me ‘the ruler of demons,’ and I am the head of the family,^[a] then it is even more certain that they will insult you, the members of the family!

Fear God, Not People^(A)

²⁶“So don’t be afraid of those people. Everything that is hidden will be shown. Everything that is secret will be made known. ²⁷I tell you all this secretly,^[b] but I want you to tell it publicly.^[c] Whatever I tell you privately,^[d] you should shout for everyone to hear.^[e]

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Footnotes

Matthew 10:25 call me … family Literally, “call the head of the household Beelzebul.” See verse 9:34.
Matthew 10:27 secretly Literally, “in the dark.”
Matthew 10:27 publicly Literally, “in the light.”
Matthew 10:27 privately Literally, “in the ear.”
Matthew 10:27 for everyone to hear Literally, “on the housetops.”