Luke 12:8
And I say unto you—Whosoever shall confess me before men, even the Son of Man, will confess him, before the messengers of God;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7But, even the hairs of your head, have all been numbered: Be not afraid: many sparrows, ye excel.
9But, he who denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:30Hence, the oracle of Yahweh God of Israel, I, said, that, thy house, and the house of thy father, should go to and fro in my presence, unto times age-abiding: But, now, (is the oracle of Yahweh)—Be it far from me! For, them who honour me, will I honour, but, they who despise me, shall be lightly esteemed.
Matthew 10:32Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also, will confess, him, before my Father who is in the heavens;
Luke 15:10Thus, I say unto you, there ariseth joy in presence of the messengers of God, over one sinner repenting.
2 Timothy 2:12If we endure, we shall also reign together; If we shall deny, he also, will deny us,
Jude 1:24Now, unto him who is able—to guard you from stumbling, and to set you in the presence of his glory, without blemish, with exultation,—
Revelation 2:13I know where thou dwellest, where, the throne of Satan, is; and thou art holding fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas, my witness, my faithful one, who was killed near 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 →