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Luke 12:8
8I tell you this. You should say clearly to other people, “I believe in Jesus.” If you do this, I, the Son of Man, will say to the angels of God, “This is someone who is my disciple.”
Luke 12:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
- New International Version (NIV)“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.
Context of Luke 12:8
6Think about this. People sell five birds for two small coins. But each little bird is valuable to God. He knows about them all and takes care of them. 7God even knows how many hairs there are on your head. So do not be afraid of those people who are against you. You are more valuable to God than many little birds. I tell you this. You should say clearly to other people, “I believe in Jesus.” If you do this, I, the Son of Man, will say to the angels of God, “This is someone who is my disciple.” 9But if you say to other people, “I do not believe in Jesus,” I will say to the angels of God, “I do not know this person. He is not one of my disciples.” 10Somebody may speak against me, the Son of Man, and God will forgive him. But if somebody says bad things against the Holy Spirit, God will not forgive that person.
Read all of Luke 12Luke 12:8 word by word
Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν· πᾶς ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁμολογήσει ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Alsoδέde · thenG1161
- I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- Whosoeverπᾶςpas · allG3956
- Whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- Whosoeverἄνan · ifG302
- shall confessὁμολογέωhomologeō · to confess/professG3670
- ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
- menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for Luke 12:8
- 1 Samuel 2:30Because of what you have done, the Lord, Israel's God, says this to you: “I promised your family and your ancestors that they would serve me as priests for ever.” But now the Lord says, “That will never happen! I will give honour to people who respect me. But I will curse people who insult me.
- Psalms 119:46I will speak to kings about your rules. I will not be ashamed to do that.
- Matthew 10:32You should say clearly to other people, “I believe in Jesus.” If you do that, I will say to my Father in heaven, “This is someone who is my disciple.”
- Romans 10:9The message is this: You must say clearly that Jesus is the Lord. Also, you must believe deep inside yourself that God raised him to life again after his death. Then God will save you.
- 2 Timothy 2:12If we continue to be strong during troubles here, we will also rule with him there in heaven. But if we say that we do not know Christ, he will also say that he does not know us.
- 1 John 2:23Anyone who says that Jesus is not God's Son does not belong to the Father. But anyone who accepts Jesus as the Son of God also belongs to the Father.
- Revelation 2:10I know that trouble will soon come to you. But do not be afraid. Listen! The Devil will cause some of you to go to prison. He wants to see whether you will continue to believe in me. As a result, you will suffer for ten days. But continue to trust me, even if you die. Then you will win against the Devil. I will give you a gift, as they give a crown to the winner of a race. You will have life with me for ever.
- Revelation 3:4But you have a few people among you in Sardis who have not done these bad things. They are like people who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me and they will wear white clothes. They are good people and it is right for them to wear these white clothes.
- Matthew 25:31Jesus said, ‘I, the Son of Man, will return one day. Then people will see that I am great and powerful. All God's angels will come with me. I will sit on my great seat as king.
- Jude 1:24God is able to keep you safe so that you continue to trust him. One day you will stand in front of him and you will be very happy. God will bring you to that place and you will be completely good. You will be able to stand near to God, who shines with beautiful light.
Commentaries on Luke 12:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Shall confess - See on Matthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33; (note).Read the comment
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8will also confess him before the angels of God: At the final judgment (see Daniel 7:7–14).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
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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
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