Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into Gehenna — the true fear that overcomes the lesser fear of those who only kill the body. The disciples face the real possibility of death for their testimony, and Jesus offers not a promise of physical safety but a reorientation of fear: the one with ultimate authority over the whole person is the one whose opinion determines the eternally consequential outcome.

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