Luke 12:9
but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
Matthew 25:12But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
Matthew 25:41Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
Luke 9:26For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.
Luke 22:57He denied Jesus, saying, “Woman, I don’t know him.”
2 Timothy 2:12If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.
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 →