Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 12:4

"And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do." — Luke 12:4 (ASV)

I say unto you my friends.—See Notes on Matthew 10:28-32. The opening words, however, in their tender sympathy, anticipating the language of John 15:14-15, may be noted as distinctive to Luke.