Matthew 10:26

King James Version

Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
"So don't be afraid of those people. Everything that is hidden will be shown. Everything that is secret will be made known.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Feare the not therfore. There is no thinge so close that shall not be openned and no thinge so hyd that shall not be knowen.

International Standard Version
"So never be afraid of them. For there is nothing covered that will not be exposed, and nothing secret that will not be made known.Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; 12:2-3;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"So do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

New Century Version
"So don't be afraid of those people, because everything that is hidden will be shown. Everything that is secret will be made known.

Update Bible Version
Don't fear them therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Webster's Bible Translation
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Amplified Bible
"So do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed [at the judgment], or kept secret that will not be made known [at the judgment].

English Standard Version
"So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

World English Bible
Therefore don't be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; and hidden, that will not be known.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his houshold? Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known.

Weymouth's New Testament
Fear them not, however; there is nothing veiled which will not be uncovered, nor secret which will not become known.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor drede ye not hem; for no thing is hid, that schal not be shewid; and no thing is priuey, that schal not be wist.

English Revised Version
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Berean Standard Bible
So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

Contemporary English Version
Don't be afraid of anyone! Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known.

American Standard Version
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Bible in Basic English
Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.

Complete Jewish Bible
So do not fear them; for there is nothing covered that will not be uncovered, or hidden that will not be known.

Darby Translation
Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known.

Etheridge Translation
You shall not fear, therefore, from them; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, nor secret which shall not be known.

Murdock Translation
Therefore be not afraid of them; for there is nothing covered up, that shall not be exposed; nor concealed, that shall not become known.

King James Version (1611)
Feare them not therefore: for there is nothing couered, that shall not be reueiled; and hidde, that shall not be knowen.

New Living Translation
"But don't be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.

New Life Bible
Then do not be afraid of them. For nothing is covered up that will not be brought out into the light. There is nothing hid that will not be made known.

New Revised Standard
"So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Feare them not therefore: for there is nothing couered, that shall not be disclosed, nor hid, that shall not be knowen.

George Lamsa Translation
Therefore do not be afraid of them; for there is nothing covered that will not be uncovered, and hidden that will not be known.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then do not fear them, - for, nothing hath been covered, which shall not be, uncovered, and, hidden, which shall not be, made known.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore fear them not. For nothing is covered that shall not be revealed: nor hid, that shall not be known.

Revised Standard Version
"So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Feare them not therfore. For there is nothing close, that shal not be opened: & nothing hyd, that shall not be knowen.

Good News Translation
"So do not be afraid of people. Whatever is now covered up will be uncovered, and every secret will be made known.

Christian Standard Bible®
“Therefore,

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore don't be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

Lexham English Bible
"Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.

Literal Translation
Therefore, you should not fear them, for nothing is covered which will not be uncovered; and hidden, which will not be made known.

Young's Literal Translation
`Ye may not, therefore, fear them, for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Feare them not therfore.There is nothinge hyd, that shal not be openly shewed: and nothinge secrete, that shall not be knowne.

Mace New Testament (1729)
fear them not therefore: for there is nothing hid that shall not be revealed; or secret that shall not be made known.

THE MESSAGE
"Don't be intimidated. Eventually everything is going to be out in the open, and everyone will know how things really are. So don't hesitate to go public now.

New English Translation
"Do not be afraid of them, for nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

New King James Version
Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"So don't fret or be afraid of them. Nothin' will be hidden where you won't see it comin'.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

Legacy Standard Bible
"Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. ¹⁷ But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; ¹⁸ And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. ¹⁹ But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. ²⁰ For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. ²¹ And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. ²² And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. ²³ But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. ²⁴ The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. ²⁵ It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Fear: Matthew 10:28, Proverbs 28:1, Proverbs 29:25, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 51:7, Isaiah 51:8, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 51:13, Jeremiah 1:8, Jeremiah 1:17, Jeremiah 1:18, Ezekiel 2:6, Acts 4:13, Acts 4:19, 1 Peter 3:14

for: Mark 4:22, Luke 8:17, Luke 12:2, Luke 12:3, Luke 24:47, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 4:5

Reciprocal: Job 12:22 - discovereth John 14:27 - afraid Colossians 2:3 - hid Colossians 4:4 - I may

Cross-References

Genesis 10:20
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

Genesis 10:28
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Fear them not, therefore,.... That is, be not afraid of men, and of their reproaches and revilings; which our Lord intimates would do them no more hurt, than they did him, and which in a little while would be all wiped away: time would bring all things to light, when the wickedness of these men would be discovered, their evil designs seen through; which were now covered with the specious pretences of sanctity, and zeal for religion, and the glory of God; and the innocence and integrity of him and his disciples would be made manifest. There is no need to refer this to the great day of account, when every secret thing shall be brought to light; but it chiefly regards the times when the Gospel should be more publicly known, and embraced, and should prevail against all the opposition made unto it; and then all these reproachful names and characters would be seen plainly to arise from spite and malice: to which may be applied those proverbial sayings in common use,

for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, and hid, that shall not be known. Men may cover their malice and wickedness, for a while, under the best of names, but ere long it will all be revealed to their great shame and reproach: the innocence of the followers of Christ may, for some time, lie out of sight, and they may be traduced as the worst of men; but in process of time things take another turn, and their characters appear in quite another light: and so it is with the Gospel preached and professed by them, which, though sometimes it is little known, lies hid, and is covered with disgrace; yet in the Lord's own time its light breaks forth, power attends it, and it is made manifest to the consciences of men.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fear them not ... - He encouraged them by the assurance that God would protect them. and that their truth and innocence should yet be vindicated. It is probable that the declaration, There is nothing covered, etc., was a proverb among the Jews. By it our Saviour meant that their “innocence,” their “principles,” and their “integrity,” though then the world might not acknowledge them, in due time would be revealed, or God would vindicate them and the world would do them justice. They were, then, to be willing to be unknown, despised, persecuted for a time, with the assurance that their true characters would yet be understood and their sufferings appreciated.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 10:26. Fear them not — A general direction to all the persecuted followers of Christ. Fear them not, for they can make you suffer nothing worse than they have made Christ suffer; and under all trials he has promised the most ample support.

For there is nothing covered, c.] God sees every thing this is consolation to the upright and dismay to the wicked; and he will bring into judgment every work, and every secret thing, whether good or bad, Ecclesiastes 12:14.