Fear God Alone

Matthew 10:28

In 9 translations

BSB: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.Greek Gehenna
KJV: 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.
WEB: Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.or, Hell.
ASV: And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
LSV: And do not be afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
YLT: 'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.
DBY: And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
DRC: And fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell.
GNV: And feare yee not them which kill the bodie, but are nor able to kill the soule: but rather feare him, which is able to destroy both soule and bodie in hell.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Byzantine text read φοβεῖσθε (“do be afraid”); Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus read φοβηθῆτε (“do be afraid”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read φοβεῖσθε (“do be afraid”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read φοβήθητε (“do be afraid”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

Spelling of ἀποκτεννόντων: Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus: ἀποκτεινόντων.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text include τὴν (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording (2 places).

SBLGNT apparatus (4)

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SBLGNT: ⸀φοβεῖσθε. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ⸀φοβεῖσθε; Westcott and Hort (1881) read φοβηθῆτε.
SBLGNT: ⸁φοβεῖσθε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸁φοβεῖσθε; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read φοβήθητε.
SBLGNT: ⸀καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸀καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont add τὴν.
SBLGNT: ⸁καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸁καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont add τὸ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: καὶ μὴ φοβεῖσθε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεννόντων τὸ σῶμα τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν μὴ δυναμένων ἀποκτεῖναι· φοβεῖσθε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνάμενον καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα ἀπολέσαι ἐν γεέννῃ.
RP2018: Καὶ μὴ φοβεῖσθε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτενόντων τὸ σῶμα, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν μὴ δυναμένων ἀποκτεῖναι· φοβήθητε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνάμενον καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν καὶ τὸ σῶμα ἀπολέσαι ἐν γεέννῃ.
TR-Boyd: Καὶ μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεινόντων τὸ σῶμα, τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν μὴ δυναμένων ἀποκτεῖναι· φοβήθητε δὲ μᾶλλον τὸν δυνάμενον καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σῶμα ἀπολέσαι ἐν γεέννῃ.
SCR1894: και μη φοβηθητε απο των αποκτεινοντων το σωμα την δε ψυχην μη δυναμενων αποκτειναι φοβηθητε δε μαλλον τον δυναμενον και ψυχην και σωμα απολεσαι εν γεεννη

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Hell Gehenna Man Persecution Watcher Hinnom Fear of the Lord the Hades Martyrdom Death, Eternal

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Cross-references most cited first

Luke 12:4–5I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into…
Isaiah 8:12–13“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be…
Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown…
James 4:12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Romans 8:35–39Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep…
Ecclesiastes 8:12–13Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence. Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go…
Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but…
Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
Hebrews 12:28–29Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. “For our God is a consuming fire.”
Revelation 20:10–15And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then I…
Ecclesiastes 5:7For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
1 Peter 3:14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Acts 20:23–24I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me. But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from…
Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

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