28. “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
29. What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.
30. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
31. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.
32. “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
33. But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.