Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
"And I tell you, every person who acknowledges me in front of people [i.e., to be his Lord and Christ], the Son of man will also acknowledge him in front of God's angels.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"But I tell you, the Son of Man will acknowledge before God's angels everyone who acknowledges me before people.
A Conservative Version
And I say to you, every man who will confess in me before men, the Son of man will also confess in him before the agents of God,
American Standard Version
And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Amplified
Anderson New Testament
And I further say to you, Whoever confesses me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
Bible in Basic English
And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.
Common New Testament
"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
moreover I declare unto you, whoever shall acknowledge me before men, him shall the son of man also own before the angels of God.
Darby Translation
But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;
Godbey New Testament
But I say unto you, that every one who may confess me before the people, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
I tell you, everyone who will acknowledge me before men, the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God,
John Wesley New Testament
Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And I say to you, Every one who should acknowledge in me before men, also the Son of man will acknowledge in him before the messengers of God.
King James 2000
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,
Modern King James verseion
Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess Me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess him before the angels of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I say unto you, Whosoever confesseth me before men, even him shall the son of man confess also before the angels of God.
Moffatt New Testament
I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of man will acknowledge him before the angels of God;
Montgomery New Testament
"And I tell you that whoever confesses me before men, the Son of man will confess him before the angels of God;
NET Bible
"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before God's angels.
New Heart English Bible
"I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;
Noyes New Testament
And I say to you, Every one that acknowledgeth me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God.
Sawyer New Testament
And I tell you, that whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man confess before the angels of God;
The Emphasized Bible
And I say unto you - Whosoever shall confess me before men, even the Son of Man, will confess him, before the messengers of God;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But I tell you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Every one, I tell you, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, the Son of Man, also, will acknowledge before God's angels;
Webster
Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
Weymouth New Testament
"And I tell you that every man who shall have acknowledged me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.
Williams New Testament
I tell you, everyone who owns me before men the Son of Man will own before the angels of God;
World English Bible
"I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;
Worrell New Testament
"And I say to you, every one who shall confess Me before men, him will the Son of Man confess before the angels of God;
Worsley New Testament
But I say unto you, Whosoever shall own me before men, the Son of man will also own him before the angels of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I say to you, Every one -- whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,
Themes
Christ » Compassion of » Confession of
Confessing Christ » The duty of
Confession » Those that confess jesus Christ
Confession » Who jesus Christ will confess
Denial » Those that deny the lord
Denial » Who jesus Christ will deny before God and the angels
Topics
Interlinear
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Pas
Homologeo
Emprosthen
ἔμπροσθεν
Emprosthen
before, in sight, of, against, in the sight of, in the presence of, at
Usage: 27
Homologeo
Homologeo
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Acknowledgement Of Christ And Persecution Of Disciples
7 [God even knows] the number of hairs on your head [Note: The average full head of hair has approximately 25,000 hairs]. [So], do not be afraid, for you are [much] more valuable than many sparrows. 8 "And I tell you, every person who acknowledges me in front of people [i.e., to be his Lord and Christ], the Son of man will also acknowledge him in front of God's angels. 9 But that person who disowns me in front of people [i.e., denies that I am the Christ, or that he is a disciple. See John 18:15-17, 25-27], will be disowned in front of God's angels.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 10:32-33
Therefore, every person who acknowledges me in front of people [i.e., to be their Lord and Christ], I will acknowledge him [i.e., to be my disciple] in front of my Father in heaven.
Luke 15:10
In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels [i.e., in heaven ?] over one sinful person who repents."
Romans 10:9-10
So, if you profess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe with your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
1 John 2:23
Every person who denies [the truth about] the Son [See 4:2-3], does not have the Father [living in his heart]; but, the person who confesses [the truth about] the Son has the Father [living in his heart] also.
Matthew 25:31-34
"But when the Son of man comes [back] in [all] His splendor, accompanied by all the angels, then He will sit on His throne of splendor.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure [i.e., remain faithful through suffering], we will also rule with Him [i.e., both here and hereafter]. If we deny Him, He will also deny us. [See Matt. 10:33].
Jude 1:24-25
Now, may there be honor and majesty and power to God, who is able to guard you people from stumbling [and falling away from Him, See Gal. 5:4], and [who is able] to place you before His glorious presence without any [moral] blemish, but with great joy.
Revelation 2:10
Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. [For] look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. [But], you should be faithful [to God] even to the point of dying [for Him], and I will give you the crown of [never ending] life.
Revelation 2:13
I know where you are living; [it is] where Satan's throne is. And [I know] that you are holding on firmly to my name, and did not deny [your] faith in me, even in the days of my faithful witness Antipas [Note: The Greek word here for witness is "martyr"], who was killed there where you are, where Satan lives.
Revelation 3:4-5
"But you have a few people [there] in Sardis who have not [spiritually] polluted their clothing, and they will walk with me in [robes of] white [i.e., probably now on earth as well as in heaven], for they are worthy.