World English Bible
Matthew 10:28
“Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.”
Verse in context — Matthew 10
26
Therefore don't be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.
27
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28
Don't be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
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Aren't two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,
30
but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
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