Parallel Verses
Worrell New Testament
What I am saying to you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
What I tell you in darkness you must speak in the daylight, and what is whispered in your ear you must shout from the housetops.
A Conservative Version
What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light, and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
American Standard Version
What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
What I am telling you in the darkness [i.e., in obscurity], you tell it in the light [i.e., openly]. And what you hear [whispered] in your ear [you should] declare it from the housetops.
Anderson New Testament
"What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light: and what you hear in the ear, preach on the house-tops.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Daniel Mace New Testament
what I tell you in private, declare it in publick: and what is whisper'd in the ear, proclaim from the battlements of the house.
Darby Translation
What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses.
Godbey New Testament
What I say unto you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and whatsoever you hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Goodspeed New Testament
What I tell you in the dark you must say in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ear, you must proclaim from the housetops.
John Wesley New Testament
What I tell you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.
Julia Smith Translation
What I say to you in darkness, speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the houses.
King James 2000
What I tell you in darkness, that speak in light: and what you hear in the ear, that preach upon the housetops.
Lexham Expanded Bible
What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Modern King James verseion
What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the housetops.
Moffatt New Testament
what I tell you in the dark, you must utter in the open, what you hear in a whisper you must proclaim on the housetop.
Montgomery New Testament
"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
NET Bible
What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
New Heart English Bible
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Noyes New Testament
What I say to you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim ye upon the housetops.
Sawyer New Testament
What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light, and what you hear in the ear, preach on the house-tops.
The Emphasized Bible
What I am saying to you in the darkness, tell ye in the light, - and, what whispered into the ear ye are hearing, proclaim ye on the housetops.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
What I say unto you in the dark, publish in the light: and what ye hear whispered into the ear, proclaim upon the roofs.
Twentieth Century New Testament
What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Webster
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that publish ye upon the house-tops.
Weymouth New Testament
What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what is whispered into your ear, proclaim upon the roofs of the houses.
Williams New Testament
What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops.
World English Bible
What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Worsley New Testament
What I say to you in private, declare ye in public: and what ye hear as in the ear, preach ye as from the house-tops.
Youngs Literal Translation
that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.
Themes
Apostles » Warned against a timid profession of Christ
Christian ministers » Charge delivered to
Christian ministers » Responsibility of
Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged
Manifestation » What shall be manifested
Ministers » Work of preaching » Encouraged
Ministers » Remuneration of » Required to preach the gospel
Ministers » Should preach » With boldness
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 10:27
Images Matthew 10:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Fear God Rather Than People
26 Fear them not, therefore; for nothing has been covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I am saying to you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28 And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him Who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.
Cross References
Acts 5:20
"Go, and, standing, speak in the temple, to the people, all the words of this life."
Matthew 13:1-17
On that day Jesus, having gone out of the house, was sitting by the seaside.
Matthew 13:34-35
All these things Jesus spake to the multitudes in parables; and, without a parable, He was wont to speak nothing to them;
Luke 8:10
And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables; that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.
John 16:1
"These things have I spoken to you, that ye be not made to stumble.
John 16:13
But, when He, the Spirit of truth, shall come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak from Himself; but whatsoever He heareth He will speak; and He will declare to you things to come.
John 16:25
"These things have I spoken to you in proverbs. An hour is coming, when I will no more speak to you in proverbs, but will tell you plainly of the Father.
John 16:29
His disciples say, "Lo, now Thou talkest plainly, and speakest no proverb:
Acts 5:28
saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in This Name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! and intend to bring upon us the blood of This Man!"
Acts 17:17
So, he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the market-place every day with those who met him.
2 Corinthians 3:12
Having, therefore, such hope, we use great boldness of speech;