What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
Christ sends you as sheep into wolves' jaws, so you must learn to combine the serpent's cunning with the dove's innocence. He forewarned the disciples of sufferings to come, not to shake their faith, but to steel it; when troubles arrive as He predicted, they will confirm rather than destroy what you believe.
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Commenting on Matthew 10:16-42
Persecutors can kill the body, but that is the limit of their power; they cannot touch the soul, which lives eternally after death. Your life in this world matters far less than the joys awaiting you in your Father's house, so speak the Gospel openly and faithfully despite all opposition.
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Verse 27. What I tell you in darkness, etc. That is, in secret, in private, in confidence. The private instructions which I give you while with me, do you proclaim publicly, on the house top. The house top, the flat roof, was a public conspicuous place. See . .