“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.”
I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more — the address my friends is one of only two times Jesus uses this address in Luke (the other is 15:9's context), marking intimacy in the midst of danger. The Pharisees' power ends at physical death; the disciples must orient their fear toward the one whose authority encompasses both body and soul.
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