English Standard Version
Luke 12:9
9but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God’s angels.
Context of Luke 12:9
7Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. 8"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 10And everyone 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. 11And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,
Read all of Luke 12Luke 12:9 word by word
ὁ δὲ ἀρνησάμενός με ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπαρνηθήσεται ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 12:9
- Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
- Matthew 10:33but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
- Mark 8:38For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
- Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
- 2 Timothy 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
- Revelation 3:8"'I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
- Luke 13:26Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'
- Matthew 7:23And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
- Matthew 25:12But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
- 1 John 2:23No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.
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
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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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