4 “And I say to you, My friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.
5 But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!
6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.
7 Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows!
8 “And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,
9 but whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.