17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
17 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.
17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
17 We're not keeping secrets; we're telling them. We're not hiding things; we're bringing everything out into the open.
17 For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.
17 For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 8:17
Commentary on Luke 8:4-21
(Read Luke 8:4-21)
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 same thing that is a parable to others, with which they are only amused, is 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 our 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. Great encouragement is given to those who prove themselves faithful hearers of the word, by being doers of the work. Christ owns them as his relations.