Luke - 12:2



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

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 12:2.

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For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known.
but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;
and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;
There is nothing that is covered up which will not be uncovered, nor hidden which will not become known.
But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.
There is nothing, however covered up, which will not be uncovered, nor anything kept secret which will not become known.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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

There is nothing covered - See the notes on Matthew 5:15; Matthew 10:26, Matthew 10:27 (note); Mark 4:22 (note).

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; See Gill on Matthew 10:26.

hid--from knowledge. "Tis no use concealing anything, for all will one day come out. Give free and fearless utterance then to all the truth." (Compare 1-Corinthians 4:3, 1-Corinthians 4:5).

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