Luke 12:8
And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
9But he that shall deny me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father should minister in my sight, for ever. But now saith the Lord: Far be this from me: but whosoever shall glorify me, him will I glorify: but they that despise me, shall be despised.
Matthew 10:32Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.
Luke 15:10So I say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance.
2 Timothy 2:12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.
Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to preserve you without sin, and to present you spotless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Revelation 2:13I know where thou dwellest, where the seat of Satan is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith. Even in those days when Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:2-13
Christ's Charge to His Apostles. 1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be… Read the whole commentary →