Matthew 10:32-39 - Acknowledging Christ
32 Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven; 33 But, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven. 34 Do not imagine that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring, not peace, but the sword. 35 For I have come to set--'a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 A man's enemies will be the members of his own household.'
37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me. 39 He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.