Luk 12:3-9, Act 4:10-13, 19, 5:29-32, Rev 2:10-11, 12:11 | ESV | STEP | Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light , and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops .

3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in ^aprivate rooms shall be proclaimed on ^bthe housetops.

Have No Fear

4 “I tell you, my friends, ^cdo not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him ^dwho, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. ^{▼▼Greek Gehenna} Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? ^{▼▼Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)} And ^gnot one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, ^heven the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; ⁱyou are of more value than many sparrows.

Acknowledge Christ Before Men

8 “And I tell you, ^jeveryone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge ^kbefore the angels of God, 9 but ^lthe one who denies me before men ^mwill be denied ⁿbefore the angels of God.

Acts 4:10-13

10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that ^oby the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, ^pwhom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 ^qThis Jesus ^{▼▼Greek This one} is the stone that was ^srejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. ^{▼▼Greek the head of the corner} 12 And there is ^usalvation ^vin no one else, for ^wthere is no other ^xname under heaven given among men ^{▼▼The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women} by which we must be saved.”

13 ^zNow when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:19

19 But Peter and John answered them, ^aa“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,

Acts 5:29-32

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, ^ab“We must obey God rather than men. 30 ^acThe God of our fathers ^adraised Jesus, ^aewhom you killed by hanging him on ^afa tree. 31 God exalted ^aghim at his right hand as ^ahLeader and ^aiSavior, ^ajto give ^akrepentance to Israel and ^alforgiveness of sins. 32 And ^amwe are witnesses to these things, and ^anso is the Holy Spirit, ^aowhom God has given to those who obey him.”

Revelation of John 2:10-11

10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, ^apthat you may be tested, and for ^aqten days ^aryou will have tribulation. ^asBe faithful ^atunto death, and I will give you ^authe crown of life. 11 ^avHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^awThe one who conquers will not be hurt by ^axthe second death.’

Revelation of John 12:11

11 And ^aythey have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for ^azthey loved not their lives ^baeven unto death.