Luke 12:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 10:27 : 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.
  • Matt 12:36 : 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.
  • Jude 1:14-15 : 14 The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came with tens of thousands of his saints, 15 To be the judge of all, and to give a decision against all those whose lives are unpleasing to him, because of the evil acts which they have done, and because of all the hard things which sinners without fear of God have said against him.
  • Job 24:14-15 : 14 He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need. 15 And the man whose desire is for the wife of another is waiting for the evening, saying, No eye will see me; and he puts a cover on his face. And in the night the thief goes about;
  • Eccl 10:12-13 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction. 13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 90%

    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.

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

  • Luke 8:16-18
    3 verses
    83%

    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.

  • Mark 4:21-24
    4 verses
    80%

    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.

    24 And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

  • 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.

  • Eph 5:12-13
    2 verses
    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 And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.

  • 73%

    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.

  • Matt 5:14-16
    3 verses
    73%

    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.

  • 72%

    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.

  • Matt 6:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

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

    5 And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

    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.

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

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

  • 71%

    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.

  • 71%

    33 Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

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

    35 Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

  • 15 And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:

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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.

  • 19 But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 11 And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

  • 16 In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are shutting themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.

  • 69%

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

    31 On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

  • 18 Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

  • 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.

  • 33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

  • 23 But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

  • 20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.

  • 26 Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.

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

  • 9 But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.