Matthew 10:33
But whoever disowns me before men I also will disown before my Father who is in Heaven.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
In Context
32"Every man who acknowledges me before men I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven.
34"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.
Cross References
Matthew 26:70He denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you mean."
Mark 14:30"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that to-day--this night--before the cock crows twice, you yourself will three times disown me."
Luke 9:26For whoever shall have been ashamed of me and my teachings, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own and the Father's glory and in that of the holy angels.
Luke 22:57But he denied it, and declared, "Woman, I do not know him."
2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be teachers of falsehood among you also, who will cunningly introduce fatal divisions, disowning even the Sovereign Lord who has redeemed them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction.
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 →