# Luke 12.5

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.</span> (Luke 12:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins ? Not one of them is forgotten by God.</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.</span> (Luke 12:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.</span> (Luke 12:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. <span class="rl-speech">because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">'And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;</span>
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> **5. <span class="rl-speech">but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.</span>**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,</span> 7. <span class="rl-speech">but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.</span> (Luke 12:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [OT vs NT God Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/)
- [Hell and Eternal Punishment](/codex/hell-and-eternal-punishment/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 12](/codex/luke-12/)
- [OT vs NT God Objection](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection/)
- [Topheth and the Valley of Hinnom](/codex/topheth-and-the-valley-of-hinnom/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1067 - geenna](/codex/g1067-geenna/)
- [H7585 - sheol](/codex/h7585-sheol/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.