Luke 12:9

7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

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:

But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
KJV
But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
WEB
but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.
ASV
but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
DARBY
but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;
BLB
But the one having denied Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
ÅB
men den som fornekter meg for menneskene, han skal fornektes for Guds engler.
OTB
Men den som fornekter Meg for andre, skal bli fornektet for Guds engler.
B1930
men den som fornekter mig for menneskene, han skal fornektes for Guds engler.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Timothy 2:12

    If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

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  • Mark 8:38

    Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

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  • Matthew 10:33

    But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

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  • Luke 9:26

    For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.

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  • Matthew 7:23

    And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

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  • Revelation 3:8

    I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

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  • 1 John 2:23

    Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

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  • Matthew 25:12

    But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

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