SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:17
Porque no hay cosa oculta, que no haya de ser manifestada; ni cosa escondida, que no haya de ser entendida, y de venir a luz.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 8:17
Verse 17. For nothing is secret, &c.] Whatever I teach you in private, ye shall teach publicly; and ye shall illustrate and explain every parable now delivered to the people.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 17. For nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest , etc.] Meaning, whatever was then wrapped up in parables and dark sayings, or was secretly, and in a private manner, committed to them, should be made manifest by them to others hereafter: neither any thing hid, that shall not be made known, and come abroad ; for what had been whispered to them, in the most secret and silent manner, was to come abroad not only in Judea, but in all the world, and to be published upon the house tops; (See Gill on Matthew 10:26) (See Gill on Matthew 10:27) Ver. 18. Take heed therefore how ye hear , etc.] That ye hear not in a careless and negligent manner, since what truths and doctrines ye now hear with the ear, are to be preached by you unto others: for whosoever hath ; that is, hath knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel, and hath gifts and abilities to preach them to others: to him shall be given ; more knowledge, and by using his gifts they shall be increased: but he that hath not ; true, solid, spiritual knowledge of divine things, though he has had considerable advantages and opportunities of learning it, as the apostles especially had: from him shall be taken, even that which he seemeth to have ; or that which he thinks he has, as the Syriac version renders it; that which he seemed to others to have, or thought himself he had: the knowledge he had of truth, and which was rather a show of knowledge than real, shall be taken from him; his seeming gifts and parts shall die, and vanish away, and he shall be left to fall into ignorance, error, and heresy. Observe that this is to be understood not of internal grace, and experimental knowledge, but of speculative notions of the Gospel, and of external gifts; and so furnishes out no argument against the final perseverance of real saints; (See Gill on Matthew 13:12). (See Gill on Matthew 25:29).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 4-21 - There are many very needful and excellent rules and cautions for hearing the word, in the parable of the sower, and the application of it. Happy are we, and for ever indebted to free grace, if the sam thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, in a plain truth to us, by which we are taught and governed. We ought to take heed of the things that will hinder our profiting by the word we hear; to take heed lest we hear carelessly and slightly, lest we entertain prejudices against the word we hear; and to take heed to ou spirits after we have heard the word, lest we lose what we have gained The gifts we have, will be continued to us or not, as we use them for the glory of God, and the good of our brethren. Nor is it enough not to hold the truth in unrighteousness; we should desire to hold forth the word of life, and to shine, giving light to all around. Grea encouragement is given to those who prove themselves faithful hearer of the word, by being doers of the work. Christ owns them as his relations.
Greek Textus Receptus
ου 3756 PRT-N γαρ 1063 CONJ εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S κρυπτον 2927 A-NSN ο 3739 R-NSN ου 3756 PRT-N φανερον 5318 A-NSN γενησεται 1096 5695 V-FDI-3S ουδε 3761 ADV αποκρυφον 614 A-NSN ο 3739 R-NSN ου 3756 PRT-N γνωσθησεται 1097 5701 V-FPI-3S και 2532 CONJ εις 1519 PREP φανερον 5318 A-ASN ελθη 2064 5632 V-2AAS-3S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
17. Nothing is secret-manifest. Correctly rendered in A.V., but not so the parallel passage, Mark iv. 22, on which see note.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
8:17 {That shall not be known} (ho ou me gnwsqei). Peculiar to Luke. First aorist passive subjunctive of ginwskw with the strong double negative ou me. See on Mr 4:22 for discussion of krupton and apokrufon.
