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MATTHEW 10:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Matt 10:25Matt 10:27
“Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.”
So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. The fear that the opposition produces is addressed: do not fear, because the truth will eventually be fully revealed. The hidden things that will be known and the covered things that will be revealed are the true character of the opposition and the true identity and authority of Jesus. Romans 2:16 speaks of the day when God judges the secrets of men; Revelation 20:12 describes the books being opened. The disclosure that is coming means the disciples need not be agitated by false accusations — the full truth will eventually be made visible.

Church Fathers on Matthew 10:26

To the foregoing consolation He adds another no less, saying, 'Fear ye not them,' namely, the persecutors. And why they were not to fear, He adds, 'For there is nothing hid which shall not be revealed, nothing secret which shall not be known.'

Remigius · 9th century

How is it then that in the present world, the sins of so many are unknown? It is of the time to come that this is said; the time when God shall judge the hidden things of men, shall enlighten the hidden places of darkness, and shall make manifest the secrets of hearts. The sense is, Fear not the cruelty of the persecutor, or the rage of the blasphemer, for there shall come a day of judgment in which your virtue and their wickedness will be made known.

Jerome · 4th century

Therefore neither threatening, nor evil speaking, nor power of their enemies should move them, seeing the judgment-day will disclose how empty, how nought all these were.

Hilary of Poitiers · 4th century
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