Matthew 10:28

10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:32

10:32 “Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.


tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.

sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.

tn Or “confesses.”

tn Grk “I will acknowledge him also.”

sn This acknowledgment will take place at the judgment. On Jesus and judgment, see Luke 22:69; Acts 10:42-43; 17:31.