Luke 12:3 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:1 And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed: nor hidden that shall not be known.

Luke 12:3 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.

Luke 12:4 And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.

Luke 12:5 But I will shew you whom you shall fear: Fear ye him who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you: Fear him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "darkness", "whatsoever", "things", "spoken", "shall", and "published". It is saying that the contrast between light and darkness marks a real divide in how people respond to God's work.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "For there is nothing covered that shall..." into verse 4's "And I say to you my friends...", so "light" and "darkness" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "darkness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.