Matthew 10:32
Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven.
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In Context
31Therefore, do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.
33But whoever will have denied me before men, I also will deny before my Father, who is in heaven.
Cross References
Luke 12:8But I say to you: Everyone who will have confessed me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the Angels of God.
Romans 10:9For if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and if you believe in your heart that God has raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
2 Timothy 1:8And so, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner. Instead, collaborate with the Gospel in accord with the virtue of God,
Revelation 2:13I know where you dwell, where the seat of Satan is, and that you hold to my name and have not denied my faith, even in those days when Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 10:17-42
Instructions to the Apostles. 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.… Read the whole commentary →