Matthew 10:33
but whosoever shall disown me before men, him will I also disown before my Father who is in heaven.
1770 John Worsley NT
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
32Whosoever then shall own me before men, I also will own him before my Father, who is in heaven:
34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to bring peace but division.
Cross References
Matthew 26:70but he denied it before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
Mark 14:30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I tell thee, that to day, even in this very night, before the cock crow twice thou wilt deny me thrice.
Luke 9:26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He comes in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
Luke 22:57But he denied Him, saying, Woman, I do not know Him.
2 Peter 2:1But there were indeed false prophets among the people of old, as there will be also among you false teachers, who will privately introduce pernicious heresies, denying even the Lord that bought them, and bringing upon 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 →