Luke 12:9

Luke 12:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
• New International Version (NIV)But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Context of Luke 12:9

7Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 8“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God, but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. 10Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say.

Luke 12:9 word by word

ὁ δὲ ἀρνησάμενός με ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπαρνηθήσεται ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• he that deniethἀρνέομαιarneomai · to denyG720
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• beforeἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shall be deniedἀπαρνέομαιaparneomai · to denyG533
• the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 12:9

• Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.
• Matthew 10:33But whoever denies me before others, I will also deny him before my Father in heaven.
• Mark 8:38For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release him.
• 2 Timothy 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;
• Revelation 3:8I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door that no one can close because you have but little power; yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
• Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
• Matthew 7:23Then I will announce to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you lawbreakers!’
• Matthew 25:12“He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you!’
• 1 John 2:23No one who denies the Son has the Father; he who confesses the Son has the Father as well.

Commentaries on Luke 12:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-9Verses 2-9 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…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. confess ... deny--The point lies in doing it "before men," because one has to do it "despising the shame." But when done, the Lord holds Himself bound to repay it in kind by confessing such "before the angels of God." For the rest, see on Lu 9:26.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:9

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus, the Christ
• Testimony

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings