Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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.

New American Standard Bible

Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

King James Version

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Holman Bible

Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

International Standard Version

Therefore, what you have said in darkness will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in private rooms will be shouted from the housetops."

A Conservative Version

Therefore, as many things as ye have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

American Standard Version

Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Amplified

For that reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.

An Understandable Version

Therefore, whatever you have said in the darkness [i.e., in obscurity] will be heard in the light [i.e., openly]. And what you have whispered in someone's ear in a back room, will be declared from the housetops.

Anderson New Testament

Wherefore, what you have spoken in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

Common New Testament

Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

Daniel Mace New Testament

whatever you have utter'd in the dark, shall be brought to light: and what you have whisper'd in a closet, shall be proclaim'd upon the house top.

Darby Translation

therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Godbey New Testament

Therefore so many things as you spoke in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and whatsoever you spoke in the ear in the secret chambers shall be proclaimed upon the houses.

Goodspeed New Testament

For what you say in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you whisper in someone's ear, behind closed doors, will be proclaimed from the housetops.

John Wesley New Testament

So that whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light, and what ye have whispered in closets shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

Julia Smith Translation

Therefore whatever ye have said in darkness shall be heard in light; and what ye spake to the ear in storehouses shall be proclaimed upon house tops.

King James 2000

Therefore whatsoever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore everything that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what {you have whispered} in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Modern King James verseion

Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light. And that which you have spoken in the ear in secret rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness: that same shall be heard in light. And that which ye have spoken in the ear, even in secret places, shall be preached even on the top of the houses.

Moffatt New Testament

So all you utter in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you whisper in chambers will be proclaimed on the housetops,

Montgomery New Testament

"So that what you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light; and what you have whispered in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed from the housetops.

NET Bible

So then whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

New Heart English Bible

Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Noyes New Testament

Therefore, whatever ye have said in darkness, will be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Sawyer New Testament

Whatever, therefore, you have said in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken to the ear in private rooms, shall be proclaimed on the houses.

The Emphasized Bible

Because, as many things as, in the darkness, ye have said, in the light, shall be heard; and, what to the ear ye spake, in the chambers, shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Wherefore whatsoever things ye have spoken in darkness, they shall be reported in the light; and what ye have whispered into the ear in the closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Hence all that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, within closed doors, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Webster

Therefore, whatever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

Weymouth New Testament

Whatever therefore you have said in the dark, will be heard in the light; and what you have whispered within closed doors will be proclaimed from the house-tops.

Williams New Testament

because what you have spoken in darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in people's ears, behind closed doors, will be proclaimed from the housetops.

World English Bible

Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Worrell New Testament

Wherefore, whatsoever ye said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye spake in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Worsley New Testament

Therefore whatsoever ye have said in darkness shall be heard in the light: and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

Youngs Literal Translation

because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀντί 
Anti 
for, because 9, for ... cause, therefore 9, in the room of
Usage: 14

ὅσος 
Hosos 
Usage: 76

ἔπω 
Epo 
λαλέω 
Laleo 
Usage: 824
Usage: 235

in
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
πρός 
Pros 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128
Usage: 412
Usage: 2128

σκοτία 
Skotia 
Usage: 10

ἀκούω 
Akouo 
Usage: 313

the light
φῶς 
Phos 
Usage: 44

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

the ear
οὖς 
Ous 
ear
Usage: 14

ταμεῖον 
Tameion 
Usage: 0

κηρύσσω 
Kerusso 
Usage: 49

ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

References

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Warning Against Hypocrisy

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

Cross References

Matthew 10:27

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.

Job 24:14-15

He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-13

The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

Ecclesiastes 10:20

Say not a curse against the king, even in your thoughts; and even secretly say not a curse against the man of wealth; because a bird of the air will take the voice, and that which has wings will give news of it.

Matthew 12:36

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

The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came with tens of thousands of his saints,

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