Matthew 10:32
“Therefore whoever who will confess Me before men, I also will confess Him before My Father who is in heaven.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
31Therefore do not fear; you are worth more than many sparrows.
33But whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny him before My Father who is in heaven.
Cross References
Luke 12:8“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.
Romans 10:9that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and you believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.
2 Timothy 1:8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but endure hardship with the gospel according to the power of God,
Revelation 2:13I know your works, and where you live, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith in the days in which Antipas was My faithful witness, who 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 →