Luke 12:2
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
Luke 12:2 in other translations
| BSB | There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. |
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| WEB | But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. |
| ASV | But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. |
| YLT | and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known; |
| DARBY | but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known; |
| BBE | But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear. |
| Webster | For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. |
What does Luke 12:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:1-3
Lu 12:1-12. Warning against Hypocrisy. 1-3. meantime--in close connection, probably, with the foregoing scene. Our Lord had been speaking out more plainly than ever before, as matters were coming to a head between Him and His enemies, and this seems to have suggested to His own mind the warning here. He had just Himself illustriously exemplified His own precepts. his disciples first of all--afterwards to "the…
Barnes' Notes
Verse 2.
(b) "for there is nothing" Mt 10:26, Mk 8:15
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:1-12
A firm belief of the doctrine of God's universal providence, and the extent of it, would satisfy us when in peril, and encourage us to trust God in the way of duty. Providence takes notice of the meanest creatures, even of the sparrows, and therefore of the smallest interests of the disciples of Christ. Those who confess Christ now, shall be owned by him in the great day, before the angels of God. To deter us from…
Luke 12:2 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 12:2
- Mark 4:22
For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
- Luke 8:17
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
- Matthew 10:26-33
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. …
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
- Romans 2:16
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
- Revelation 20:11-12
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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Context
- Luke 12:1
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Luke 12:2
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
- Luke 12:3
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Luke 12:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque nada hay encubierto, que no haya de ser descubierto; ni oculto, que no haya de ser sabido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais il n’y a rien de couvert qui ne sera révélé, ni rien de secret qui ne sera connu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es ist aber nichts verdeckt, was nicht aufgedeckt, und verborgen, was nicht kundwerden wird; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nihil autem opertum est, quod non reveletur: neque absconditum, quod non sciatur. |