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Luke 12:9

"But he who denies Me before men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Jesus, the Christ;   Testimony;   Thompson Chain Reference - Presumption;   Prudence-Rashness;   The Topic Concordance - Denial;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit;   Hell;   Leaven;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Deny;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels (2);   Confession (of Christ);   Consciousness;   Hypocrisy;   Place (His Own);   Self-Denial;   Trinity (2);  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Parousia;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.
King James Version (1611)
But he that denieth me before men, shalbe denied before the Angels of God.
King James Version
But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
English Standard Version
but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
New American Standard Bible
but the one who denies Me before people will be denied before the angels of God.
New Century Version
But all who stand before others and say they do not believe in me, I will say before the angels of God that they do not belong to me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
Legacy Standard Bible
but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
Berean Standard Bible
But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
Contemporary English Version
But if you reject me, you will be rejected in front of them.
Complete Jewish Bible
But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before God's angels.
Darby Translation
but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;
Easy-to-Read Version
But if you stand before others and say you do not believe in me, then I will say that you do not belong to me. I will say this in the presence of God's angels.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But hee that shall denie mee before men, shall be denied before the Angels of God.
George Lamsa Translation
But he who denies me before men, I will deny him before the angels of God.
Good News Translation
But those who reject me publicly, the Son of Man will also reject them before the angels of God.
Lexham English Bible
but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.
Literal Translation
But he that denies me before man shall be denied before the angels of God.
American Standard Version
but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
Bible in Basic English
But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.
Hebrew Names Version
but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
International Standard Version
But whoever denies me before people will be denied before God's angels.
Etheridge Translation
But he who denieth me before men, I will deny him before the angels of Aloha.
Murdock Translation
But he that shall deny me before men, shall himself be denied before the angels of God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels of God.
English Revised Version
but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
World English Bible
but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But he that denieth me before man, shall be denied before the angels of God.
Weymouth's New Testament
But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But he that denyeth me bifor men, schal be denyed bifor the aungels of God.
Update Bible Version
but he that denies me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
Webster's Bible Translation
But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
New English Translation
But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God's angels.
New King James Version
But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
New Living Translation
But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God's angels.
New Life Bible
But whoever acts as if he does not know Me and does not make Me known to men, he will not be spoken of to the angels of God.
New Revised Standard
but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, he who denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he that shall deny me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
Revised Standard Version
but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he that denyeth me before men: shalbe denyed before ye angels of God.
Young's Literal Translation
and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels of God.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but whoever shall renounce me before men, he shall be renounc'd before the angels of God.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But if you shun me down here, I'm going to shun you in heaven.

Contextual Overview

1In the meantime, after so many thousands of the people had gathered that they were stepping on one another, Jesus began speaking first of all to His disciples, "Be continually on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees [that is, their pervasive, corrupting influence and teaching], which is hypocrisy [producing self-righteousness]. 2"But there is nothing [so carefully] concealed that it will not be revealed, nor so hidden that it will not be made known. 3"For that reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops. 4"I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5"But I will point out to you whom you should fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority and power to hurl [you] into hell; yes, I say to you, [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him! 6"Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God. 7"Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows. 8"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. 9"But he who denies Me before men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.10"And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit [that is, whoever intentionally discredits the Holy Spirit by attributing the authenticating miracles done by Me to Satan], it will not be forgiven him [for him there is no forgiveness].

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Luke 9:26, Matthew 10:33, Mark 8:38, Acts 3:13, Acts 3:14, 2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 3:8

shall: Luke 13:26, Luke 13:27, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 25:12, Matthew 25:31, Matthew 25:41, 1 John 2:23, 1 John 2:28

Reciprocal: Matthew 6:25 - I say Matthew 10:32 - confess me Luke 22:57 - he denied John 5:23 - all men 1 Timothy 6:12 - hast 2 Peter 2:1 - denying

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
"Please tell them that you are my sister so that things will go well for me for your sake, and my life will be spared because of you."
Genesis 12:14
And when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was very beautiful.
Genesis 13:1
So Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot [his nephew] with him, into the Negev (the South country of Judah).
Genesis 13:3
He journeyed on from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac had returned from going to Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me), for he was living in the Negev.
Psalms 105:13
And they wandered from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But he that denieth me before men,.... That is, that continues to deny Christ, and lives and dies a denier of him; for otherwise it is possible for a person to deny Jesus to be the Son of God, or the Messiah, and afterwards confess him, as a Pagan or Jew; and through temptation, a real Christian may be left for a while, in one shape or another, to deny him and his truths, and afterwards truly repent, and at last be saved, as Peter; but they that deny Christ publicly, and persist in it,

shall be denied before the angels of God: they will be denied by Christ as belonging to him; they will be denied admission into heaven; they will be covered with shame and confusion publicly; they will be sent into everlasting burnings, and be ever tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nothing covered - See the notes at Matthew 10:26-32.

Luke 12:3

Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Matthew 10:27. The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of houses still prevails in the East. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 51, 52) says: “At the present day, local governors in country districts cause their commands thus to be published. Their proclamations are generally made in the evening, after the people have returned from their labors in the field. The public crier ascends the highest roof at hand, and lifts up his voice in a long-drawn call upon all faithful subjects to give ear and obey. He then proceeds to announce, in a set form, the will of their master, and demand obedience thereto.”


 
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