Luke 8:17

For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light.

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In The King James Version

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

In Context

16No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

18So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:26Have, then, no fear of them: because nothing is covered which will not come to light, or secret which will not be made clear.

Luke 12:2But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

Matthew Henry on Luke 8:5-22

The Parable of the Sower. 4 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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