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The Soul in Matthew 10:28

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, Cal. · Oct 14, 1908

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 35, No. 11.

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The Soul in Matthew 10:28

2631.—The "Soul" in Matt. 10: 28.
In chapter ten of Matthew, verse 28, I learn that we should not fear them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. What is meant by soul in this verse? It certainly does not mean the body.
The word soul in Matt. 10: 28 means simply life. The meaning is, "Be not afraid of them that can take away this life, but be afraid of one who has power not only over physical ills, but all future life." There are those who hold that the pronoun "him" in the verse refers to Satan. "Be not afraid of them that kill the body," those who can harm us physically, but fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell, by corrupting both soul and body. The word soul comes from psuche, which is rendered life in Matt. 16: 25.