Don’t say bad things about the king. Don’t even think bad things about him. And don’t say bad things about rich people, even if you are alone in your home. Why? Because a little bird might fly and tell them everything you said.
Luke 12:3 - Easy To Read Version The things you say in the dark (secretly) will be told in the light (openly). The things you whisper in a private room will be shouted from the top of the house.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Whatever you have spoken in the darkness shall be heard and listened to in the light, and what you have whispered in [people's] ears and behind closed doors will be proclaimed upon the housetops. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Therefore, whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and whatever you have whispered in the rooms deep inside the house will be announced from the rooftops. Catholic Public Domain Version For the things that you have spoken in darkness will be declared in the light. And what you have said in the ear in bedrooms will be proclaimed from the housetops. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness, shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers, shall be preached on the housetops. |
Don’t say bad things about the king. Don’t even think bad things about him. And don’t say bad things about rich people, even if you are alone in your home. Why? Because a little bird might fly and tell them everything you said.
I tell you these things in the dark (secretly). But I want you to tell these things in the light. I speak these things quietly and only to you. But you should tell these things freely to all people.
And I tell you that people will have to explain about every careless thing they have said. This will happen on the day of judgment.
People should run away without wasting the time to stop for anything. If a person is on the roof of his house, he must not go down to get things out of his house.