Luke 12:8

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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges

King James Version (1611)
Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse me before men, him shall the Sonne of man also confesse before the Angels of God.

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:

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,

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;

New Century Version
"I tell you, all those who stand before others and say they believe in me, I, the Son of Man, will say before the angels of God that they belong to me.

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.

New American Standard Bible (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;

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,

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.

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.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Moreover, I tell you, whoever acknowledges me in the presence of others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God's angels.

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;

Easy-to-Read Version
"I tell you, if you stand before others and are willing to say you believe in me, then I will say that you belong to me. I will say this in the presence of God's angels.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse mee before men, him shall the Sonne of man confesse also before the Angels of God.

George Lamsa Translation
I say to you, Whoever will acknowledge me before men, the Son of man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

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.

Lexham English Bible
"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,

Literal Translation
But I say to you, Everyone who may confess Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess 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:

Hebrew Names Version
"I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess 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.Matthew 10:32; Mark 8:38; 2 Timothy 2:12; 1 John 2:23;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But I tell you that every one who shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
And I say to you, that every one that shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Also I say vnto you, whosoeuer confesseth me before men, hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also, 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:

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;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
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.

Weymouth's 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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Treuli Y seie to you, ech man that knoulechith me bifor men, mannus sone schal knouleche hym bifor the aungels of God.

Update Bible Version
And I say to you, Every one who shall confess me before men, the Son of man shall also confess him 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.

New English Translation
"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before God's angels.

New King James Version
Matthew 10:32,33">[xr] "Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess 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.

New Life Bible
"Also, I tell you, everyone who makes Me known to men, the Son of Man will make him known to the angels of God.

New Revised Standard
"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God;

J.B. Rotherham 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;

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.

Revised Standard Version
"And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I saye vnto you: Whosoever confesseth me before men eve him shall ye sonne of man confesse also before ye 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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I saye vnto you: Who so euer knowlegeth me before men, him shal the sonne of ma also knowlege before the angels of God:

Mace New Testament (1729)
moreover I declare unto you, whoever shall acknowledge me before men, him shall the son of man also own before the angels of God.

THE MESSAGE
"Stand up for me among the people you meet and the Son of Man will stand up for you before all God's angels. But if you pretend you don't know me, do you think I'll defend you before God's angels?

Simplified Cowboy Version
I'm telling you the truth. If you ride for me in public down here, I will show the angels in heaven that you have eternal life in God's outfit because you are in my tally book.

Contextual Overview

¹ At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit. ² But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear. ³ So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops. ⁴ And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that. ⁵ But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him. ⁶ Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind. ⁷ But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows. ⁸ 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. ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whosoever: 1 Samuel 2:30, Psalms 119:46, Matthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:10, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 John 2:23, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:13, Revelation 3:4, Revelation 3:5

confess: Matthew 25:31-34, Jude 1:24, Jude 1:25

Reciprocal: Ezra 5:11 - We are Song of Solomon 8:1 - I would Matthew 6:25 - I say Mark 8:38 - ashamed Luke 9:26 - whosoever Luke 23:42 - when John 5:23 - all men John 12:42 - they did not Philippians 2:16 - Holding 1 Timothy 6:12 - hast 1 John 4:15 - confess Revelation 14:1 - having

Cross-References

Genesis 4:26
And Seth had a son, and he gave him the name of Enosh: at this time men first made use of the name of the Lord in worship.

Genesis 12:12
And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.

Genesis 12:14
And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.

Genesis 12:15
And Pharaoh's great men, having seen her, said words in praise of her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh's house.

Genesis 12:16
And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.

Genesis 13:4
To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.

Genesis 21:33
And Abraham, after planting a holy tree in Beer-sheba, gave worship to the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.

Genesis 28:19
And he gave that place the name of Beth-el, but before that time the town was named Luz.

Genesis 35:3
And let us go up to Beth-el: and there I will make an altar to God, who gave me an answer in the day of my trouble, and was with me wherever I went.

Joshua 7:2
Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is by the side of Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and said to them, Go up and make a search through the land. And the men went up and saw how Ai was placed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Also I say unto you, c. The same as in Matthew 10:32

whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the son of man also confess before the angels of God only instead of I, he here calls himself "the son of man"; and instead of "before my Father which is in heaven", here it is, "before the angels of God"; who will accompany Christ when he comes to judgment, and will be present, when he shall acknowledge his true followers as the blessed of his Father, the chosen of God, his redeemed and sanctified ones; and reject others before his Father, and the whole universe of rational beings: it is said in the Targum on Song of Solomon 1:15.

"when the children of Israel do the will of their king, he by his word (the Logos) praises them in the family of the holy angels.''

This Christ, the eternal word, will do at the great day.

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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 12:8. Shall confess — See on Matthew 10:32; Matthew 10:33.