Matthew 10:32
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
31So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
Cross References
Psalms 119:46I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
Luke 12:8I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
Romans 10:9that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
2 Timothy 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
Revelation 2:13I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed 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 →