Matthew 10:32
Wherefore, whoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
31Therefore be not afraid: ye are more important than many sparrows.
33But whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Cross References
Luke 12:8And I say to you, that every one that shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.
Romans 10:9And if thou shalt confess with thy mouth our Lord Jesus, and shalt believe with thy heart, that God hath raised him from the dead; thou shalt live.
2 Timothy 1:8Therefore be not thou ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure evils in connection with the Gospel, through the power of God;
Revelation 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where the throne of Satan is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied the faith of me, in those days when my faithful witness, who was slain among you, was made a spectacle where Satan dwelleth.
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 →