<p>10:26&nbsp;<em>Therefore fear them not-</em>&nbsp;Because of the detailed judgment which is to come, at which every name calling, every suffering, shall be openly revealed for what it is and judged- why fear men and their religious elites, or even death itself (social or literal) at the hands of their persecution.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>For there is nothing</em>- The Greek could be translated 'Nobody'. This would fit with the sense of the next verse, which is that we as persons should not hide ourselves but come out in the open now, just as we shall be openly revealed at judgment day.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Covered</em>- The Lord uses the same word to warn against 'covering' our light in the sense of not openly preaching and showing who we are (Lk. 8:16).&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>That shall not be revealed</em>- Judgment has a sense of 'now, but not yet'. Thoughts are revealed now, both to God and to ourselves (if we are perceptive enough to know ourselves); and this is especially stimulated and enabled by reflection upon the cross (Lk. 2:35 s.w.). And yet the public revealing of our thoughts and who we essentially are will be done publicly at the day of judgment (1 Cor. 3:13 s.w.). In this sense, 'we make the answer now'. More on this huge theme in&nbsp;<em>Judgment to Come</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>And nothing hid that shall not be known</em>- The Father right now &quot;sees in secret&quot; (Mt. 6:4,6,18 s.w.). So the concept of being able to even be 'hidden' from Him is foolish. Again, we are to live as if we are at judgment day. Therefore our light of the Gospel should not be placed in a 'hidden place' (Lk. 11:33 s.w.)- the idea of&nbsp;<em>not</em>&nbsp;preaching, concealing our faith, is foolish because we shall come out in the open about it at the last day anyway. The &quot;secrets of men&quot; (s.w. 'hidden') shall be judged openly (Rom. 2:16), the &quot;hidden things of darkness&quot; will be made manifest (1 Cor. 4:5)- not to God, who sees them right now anyway, but to ourselves and to others. We are therefore to 'come out' with the Gospel now, whatever the cost, and take comfort that &quot;the hidden man [s.w.] of the heart&quot; is noticed by God and it is this which shall be judged (1 Pet. 3:4).</p>