“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.”
But I will show you whom you should fear: fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him. The command to fear God is not in tension with the don't-be-afraid instruction — they describe different fears with different objects. The fear that liberates from human intimidation is the fear of the God who alone determines the ultimate outcome of the human life.
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