Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God. New Living Translation “I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God’s angels. English Standard Version “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, Berean Standard Bible I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. Berean Literal Bible And I say to you, everyone who will confess in Me before men, the Son of Man also will confess in him before the angels of God. King James Bible Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: New King James Version “Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. New American Standard Bible “Now I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God; NASB 1995 “And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; NASB 1977 “And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man shall confess him also before the angels of God; Legacy Standard Bible “And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God, Amplified Bible “I say to you, whoever declares openly and confesses Me before men [speaking freely of Me as his Lord], the Son of Man also will declare openly and confess him [as one of His own] before the angels of God. Christian Standard Bible “And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God, Holman Christian Standard Bible “And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels 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: Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And I say to you that everyone who will confess me before the children of men, The Son of Man will also confess him before the Angels of God.” Contemporary English Version If you tell others that you belong to me, the Son of Man will tell God's angels that you are my followers. Douay-Rheims Bible And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. English Revised 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation I can guarantee that the Son of Man will acknowledge in front of God's angels every person who acknowledges him in front of others. Good News Translation "I assure you that those who declare publicly that they belong to me, the Son of Man will do the same for them before the angels of God. International Standard Version "But I tell you, the Son of Man will acknowledge before God's angels everyone who acknowledges me before people. Literal Standard Version And I say to you, everyone who may confess in Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess in him before the messengers of God, Majority Standard Bible I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. New American Bible I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge 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 Revised Standard Version “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; New Heart English Bible "I tell you, everyone who confesses me before people, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God; Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God; Young's 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Confessing Christ7And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 8 I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. 9But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.… Cross References Matthew 8:20 Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head." Matthew 10:32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents." Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Revelation 3:5 Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels. Treasury of Scripture Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: Whosoever. 1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Psalm 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. Matthew 10:32,33 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven… confess. Matthew 25:31-34 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: … Jude 1:24,25 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, … Jump to Previous Acknowledge Acknowledged Acknowledges Angels Confess Confesses Gives Messengers WitnessJump to Next Acknowledge Acknowledged Acknowledges Angels Confess Confesses Gives Messengers WitnessLuke 12 1. Jesus preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy13. and warns against covetousness, by the parable of the man who set up greater barns. 22. We must not worry about earthly things, 31. but seek the kingdom of God; 33. give alms; 35. be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he comes. 41. Jesus' disciples are to see to their charges, 49. and look for persecution. 54. The people must take this time of grace; 57. because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation. (8) Also I say unto you.--Again we note another like variation between St. Matthew's "before My Father which is in Heaven," and St. Luke's "before the angels of God."Verse 8. - Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. The great Teacher pursues the subject of the future of his disciples. It is by no means only to a wise fear of that God, whose hand stretches beyond this life, that he appeals as a mighty inducement for his servants utterly to disregard all dangers which may meet them in the course of their service; he tells them, too, of a splendid recompense, which will assuredly be the guerdon of all his true followers. Before that glorious throng of heavenly beings, whose existence was a part of the creed of every true Jew; before the mighty angels, the awful seraphim; before that countless crowd of winged and burning ones who assisted at the awful mysteries of Sinai, would they who witnessed for him, and suffered because of him, be acknowledged by him. Their sufferings in the service of the King of heaven, whom they knew on earth as the poor Galilee Teacher, would be recounted before the angels by the same King of heaven, when he returned to his home of grandeur and of peace in heaven. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek I tellΛέγω (Legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. everyone πᾶς (pas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. confesses ὁμολογήσῃ (homologēsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge. Me ἐμοὶ (emoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. before ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) Preposition Strong's 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time). men, ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son Υἱὸς (Huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Man ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. will also confess ὁμολογήσει (homologēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge. him αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. before ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) Preposition Strong's 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time). the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. angels ἀγγέλων (angelōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Links Luke 12:8 NIVLuke 12:8 NLT Luke 12:8 ESV Luke 12:8 NASB Luke 12:8 KJV Luke 12:8 BibleApps.com Luke 12:8 Biblia Paralela Luke 12:8 Chinese Bible Luke 12:8 French Bible Luke 12:8 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 12:8 I tell you everyone who confesses me (Luke Lu Lk) |