Luke 12:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Mark 4:22 : 22 There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.
  • Luke 8:17 : 17 For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.
  • Eccl 12:14 : 14 God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.
  • Rev 20:11-12 : 11 And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, taking their places before the high seat; and the books were open, and another book was open, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by the things which were in the books, even by their works.
  • Matt 10:26-33 : 26 Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear. 27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops. 28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell. 29 Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father: 30 But the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Then have no fear; you are of more value than a flock of sparrows. 32 To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven. 33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
  • Rom 2:16 : 16 In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 8:16-18
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    16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

    17 For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

    18 So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

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

    27 What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.

  • Mark 4:21-23
    3 verses
    88%

    21 And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

    22 There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

    23 If any man has ears, let him give ear.

  • 3 So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

  • Eph 5:12-13
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    74%

    12 For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.

    13 But all things, when their true quality is seen, are made clear by the light: because everything which is made clear is light.

  • 4 Because no man does things secretly if he has a desire that men may have knowledge of him. If you do these things, let yourself be seen by all men.

  • 14 God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.

  • 1 At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

  • 33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

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    34 All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

    35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

  • 4 So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

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    11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

    12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Mark 4:11-12
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    11 And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

    12 So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

  • 16 Ordering them not to give people word of him:

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    35 So take care that the light which is in you is not dark.

    36 If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

  • 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

  • 10 And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them.

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    35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

    36 And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

    37 For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

  • 34 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

  • 12 And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.

  • Matt 5:14-16
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    69%

    14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.

    15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.

    16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

  • 40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

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    11 And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

    12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

  • 13 He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

  • 18 So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

  • 30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

  • 25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • 43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • 26 Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.

  • 30 But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet.

  • 25 In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.

  • 22 All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

  • 48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

  • 6 But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.