Luke 12:2

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered,

King James Version (1611)
For there is nothing couered, that shall not be reuealed, neither hid, that shall not be knowen.

King James Version
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

English Standard Version
Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

New American Standard Bible
"But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

New Century Version
Everything that is hidden will be shown, and everything that is secret will be made known.

Amplified Bible
"But there is nothing [so carefully] concealed that it will not be revealed, nor so hidden that it will not be made known.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

Legacy Standard Bible
But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

Berean Standard Bible
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

Contemporary English Version
Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known.

Complete Jewish Bible
There is nothing covered up that will not be uncovered, or hidden that will not become known.

Darby Translation
but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

Easy-to-Read Version
Everything that is hidden will be shown, and everything that is secret will be made known.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For there is nothing couered, that shall not bee reueiled: neither hidde, that shall not be knowen.

George Lamsa Translation
For there is nothing that is covered, that will not be uncovered; and what is hidden that will not be known.

Good News Translation
Whatever is covered up will be uncovered, and every secret will be made known.

Lexham English Bible
But nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and secret that will not be made known.

Literal Translation
But there is nothing which has been completely concealed which will not be uncovered, nor hidden which will not be known.

American Standard Version
But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Bible in Basic English
But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

Hebrew Names Version
But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

International Standard Version
There is nothing covered that will not be exposed and nothing secret that will not be made known.Matthew 10:26; Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed, and nothing secreted which shall not be made known.

Murdock Translation
For there is nothing hidden, which will not be revealed; nor concealed, that will not be known.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For there is nothyng couered, that shall not be vncouered, neither hyd, that shall not be knowen.

English Revised Version
But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed: and hid, that shall not be known.

World English Bible
But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For there is nothing covered that shall not be uncovered, neither hid, that shall not be made known:

Weymouth's New Testament
There is nothing that is covered up which will not be uncovered, nor hidden which will not become known.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For no thing is hilid, that schal not be schewid; nether hid, that schal not be wist.

Update Bible Version
But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

Webster's Bible Translation
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

New English Translation
Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

New King James Version
For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.

New Living Translation
The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.

New Life Bible
For there is nothing covered up that will not be seen. There is nothing hidden that will not be known.

New Revised Standard
Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, nothing, hath been, covered up, which shall not be uncovered, and hidden, which shall not be made known.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed: nor hidden that shall not be known.

Revised Standard Version
Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For ther is no thinge covered that shall not be vncovered: nether hyd that shall not be knowen.

Young's Literal Translation
and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But there is nothinge hyd, that shal not be discouered: nether secrete, that shal not be knowne.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for there is nothing conceal'd, which shall not be disclos'd; nothing secret, which shall not be made publick.

Simplified Cowboy Version

Contextual Overview

¹By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other's toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus' primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, "Watch yourselves carefully so you don't get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. You can't keep your true self hidden forever; before long you'll be exposed. You can't hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can't whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day's coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town. ⁴"I'm speaking to you as dear friends. Don't be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There's nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in his hands. ⁶"What's the price of two or three pet canaries? Some loose change, right? But God never overlooks a single one. And he pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! So don't be intimidated by all this bully talk. You're worth more than a million canaries. ⁸"Stand up for me among the people you meet and the Son of Man will stand up for you before all God's angels. But if you pretend you don't know me, do you think I'll defend you before God's angels? ¹⁰ "If you bad-mouth the Son of Man out of misunderstanding or ignorance, that can be overlooked. But if you're knowingly attacking God himself, taking aim at the Holy Spirit, that won't be overlooked. ¹¹"When they drag you into their meeting places, or into police courts and before judges, don't worry about defending yourselves—what you'll say or how you'll say it. The right words will be there. The Holy Spirit will give you the right words when the time comes."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 8:17, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Matthew 10:26, Mark 4:22, Romans 2:16, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Revelation 20:11, Revelation 20:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 44:16 - God hath Exodus 30:33 - compoundeth Joshua 7:21 - they are hid 2 Samuel 11:8 - go down 2 Samuel 12:12 - secretly 1 Kings 14:2 - disguise thyself Job 8:13 - the hypocrite's Job 20:27 - heaven Job 22:14 - General Psalms 90:8 - our Proverbs 10:9 - but Ecclesiastes 10:20 - in thy bedchamber Jeremiah 16:17 - General Daniel 2:22 - he knoweth Hosea 2:10 - now Hosea 7:2 - I remember Micah 7:3 - wrap Zephaniah 3:5 - bring Malachi 1:14 - cursed Mark 8:15 - Take Acts 5:13 - of Ephesians 5:12 - in James 3:17 - hypocrisy

Cross-References

Genesis 12:4
So Abram left just as God said, and Lot left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot with him, along with all the possessions and people they had gotten in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan and arrived safe and sound. Abram passed through the country as far as Shechem and the Oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites occupied the land.

Genesis 12:8
He moved on from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent between Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. He built an altar there and prayed to God .

Genesis 12:9
Abram kept moving, steadily making his way south, to the Negev.

Genesis 12:10
Then a famine came to the land. Abram went down to Egypt to live; it was a hard famine. As he drew near to Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, "Look. We both know that you're a beautiful woman. When the Egyptians see you they're going to say, ‘Aha! That's his wife!' and kill me. But they'll let you live. Do me a favor: tell them you're my sister. Because of you, they'll welcome me and let me live."

Genesis 12:14
When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians took one look and saw that his wife was stunningly beautiful. Pharaoh's princes raved over her to Pharaoh. She was taken to live with Pharaoh.

Genesis 12:16
Because of her, Abram got along very well: he accumulated sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, men and women servants, and camels. But God hit Pharaoh hard because of Abram's wife Sarai; everybody in the palace got seriously sick.

Genesis 12:18
Pharaoh called for Abram, "What's this that you've done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she's your wife? Why did you say, ‘She's my sister' so that I'd take her as my wife? Here's your wife back—take her and get out!"

Genesis 15:5
Then he took him outside and said, "Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You're going to have a big family, Abram!"

Genesis 19:29
And that's the story: When God destroyed the Cities of the Plain, he was mindful of Abraham and first got Lot out of there before he blasted those cities off the face of the Earth.

Genesis 35:11
God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed,.... No sin, be it ever so secret or privately done, as nothing is more covered than hypocrisy, but what shall be detected sooner or later; if not in this world, which is often the case, yet the last judgment, and in the world to come:

neither hid, that shall not be known; for how careful soever men may be to hide their vices from others, they are known to God; who will bring every thing into judgment, and make manifest the secrets of all hearts. These were general sentences, which were used by Christ at different times, upon different occasions, and applied to particular cases; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nothing covered - See the notes at Matthew 10:26-32.

Luke 12:3

Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Matthew 10:27. The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of houses still prevails in the East. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 51, 52) says: “At the present day, local governors in country districts cause their commands thus to be published. Their proclamations are generally made in the evening, after the people have returned from their labors in the field. The public crier ascends the highest roof at hand, and lifts up his voice in a long-drawn call upon all faithful subjects to give ear and obey. He then proceeds to announce, in a set form, the will of their master, and demand obedience thereto.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 12:2. There is nothing covered — See the notes on Matthew 5:15; Matthew 10:26, Matthew 10:27; Mark 4:22.