Parallel Verses
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.
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
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.
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.
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 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.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 10:32-33
To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.
Luke 15:10
Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
Romans 10:9-10
Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:
1 John 2:23
He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.
1 Samuel 2:30
For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
Psalm 119:46
So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
Matthew 25:31-34
But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:
2 Timothy 2:12
If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
Jude 1:24-25
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,
Revelation 2:10
Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 2:13
I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.
Revelation 3:4-5
But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me.