24. “A taught one is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
25. “It is enough for the taught one to become like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Be‛elzebul, how much more those of his household!
26. “Therefore do not fear them. For whatever is covered shall be revealed, and whatever is hidden shall be made known.
27. “What I say to you in the dark, speak in the light. And what you hear in the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.
28. “And do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the being. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both being and body in Gehenna.
29. “Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground without your Father.
30. “And even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31. “So do not fear, you are worth more than many sparrows.
32. “Everyone, therefore, who shall confess Me before men, him I shall also confess before My Father who is in the heavens.
33. “But whoever shall deny Me before men, him I shall also deny before My Father who is in the heavens.
34. “Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword,
35. for I have come to bring division, a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law –
36. and a man’s enemies are those of his own household.