Luke 12:2

2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.

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Luke 12:2 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

English Standard Version (ESV)

2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

New Living Translation (NLT)

2 The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.

The Message Bible (MSG)

2 You can't keep your true self hidden forever; before long you'll be exposed. You can't hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known.

American Standard Version (ASV)

2 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

2 Nothing has been covered that will not be exposed. Whatever is secret will be made known.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

2 There is nothing covered that won't be uncovered, nothing hidden that won't be made known.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

2 Everything that is secret will be brought out into the open. Everything that is hidden will be uncovered.

Luke 12:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:2

For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed,
&c.] No sin, be it ever so secret or privately done, as nothing is more covered than hypocrisy, but what shall be detected sooner or later; if not in this world, which is often the case, yet the last judgment, and in the world to come:

neither hid, that shall not be known;
for how careful soever men may be to hide their vices from others, they are known to God; who will bring every thing into judgment, and make manifest the secrets of all hearts. These were general sentences, which were used by Christ at different times, upon different occasions, and applied to particular cases; (See Gill on Matthew 10:26).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Luke 12:2 In-Context

1 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Beon your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.

3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.

4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

Cross References 1

1. S Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17