3 So then, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in broad daylight, and whatever you have whispered in private in a closed room will be shouted from the housetops.
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterwards do anything worse.
5 I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!
6 “Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by God.
7 Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!
8 “I assure you that for those who declare publicly that they belong to me, the Son of Man will do the same before the angels of God.
9 But those who reject me publicly, the Son of Man will also reject before the angels of God.