121 Under these circumstances , after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another , He began saying to His disciples first of all, " Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy . . 2 " But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed , and hidden that will not be known . 3 "Accordingly , whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light , and what you have whispered e e in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops .
4 "I say to you, My friends , do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no e more that they can do . 5 "But I will warn you whom to fear : fear the One who, after He has killed , has authority to cast into hell ; yes , I tell you, fear Him! 6 "Are not five sparrows sold for two cents ? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God . 7 " Indeed e , the very hairs of your head are all numbered . Do not fear ; you are more valuable than many sparrows .
8 "And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men , the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God ; 9 but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God . 10 " And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man , it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit , it will not be forgiven him. 11 "When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities , do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense , or what you are to say ; 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 12:1-12
Commentary on Luke 12:1-12
(Read Luke 12:1-12)
A firm belief of the doctrine of God's universal providence, and the extent of it, would satisfy us when in peril, and encourage us to trust God in the way of duty. Providence takes notice of the meanest creatures, even of the sparrows, and therefore of the smallest interests of the disciples of Christ. Those who confess Christ now, shall be owned by him in the great day, before the angels of God. To deter us from denying Christ, and deserting his truths and ways, we are here assured that those who deny Christ, though they may thus save life itself, and though they may gain a kingdom by it, will be great losers at last; for Christ will not know them, will not own them, nor show them favour. But let no trembling, penitent backslider doubt of obtaining forgiveness. This is far different from the determined enmity that is blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, which shall never be forgiven, because it will never be repented of.