27 What I am telling you in the dark you must repeat in broad daylight, and what you have heard in private you must announce from the housetops.
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
29 For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent.
30 As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted.
31 So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!
32 “Those who declare publicly that they belong to me, I will do the same for them before my Father in heaven.
33 But those who reject me publicly, I will reject before my Father in heaven.