Luke 12:8

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

6“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two cents? God doesn’t forget any of them. 7Even every hair on your head has been counted. Don’t be afraid! You are worth more than many sparrows. I can guarantee that the Son of Man will acknowledge in front of God’s angels every person who acknowledges him in front of others. 9But God’s angels will be told that I don’t know those people who tell others that they don’t know me. 10Everyone who says something against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But the person who dishonors the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Luke 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 2:30“Therefore, the Lord God of Israel declares: I certainly thought that your family and your father’s family would always live in my presence. “But now the Lord declares: I promise that I will honor those who honor me, and those who despise me will be considered insignificant.
• Psalms 119:46I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings and not feel ashamed.
• Matthew 10:32“So I will acknowledge in front of my Father in heaven that person who acknowledges me in front of others.
• Romans 10:9If you declare that Jesus is Lord, and believe that God brought him back to life, you will be saved.
• 2 Timothy 2:12If we endure, we will rule with him. If we disown him, he will disown us.
• 1 John 2:23Everyone who rejects the Son doesn’t have the Father either. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father.
• Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. The devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. Your suffering will go on for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Revelation 3:4But you have a few people in Sardis who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me in white clothes because they deserve it.
• Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all his angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
• Jude 1:24God can guard you so that you don’t fall and so that you can be full of joy as you stand in his glorious presence without fault.

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

Topics related to Luke 12:8

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Confession
• Decision
• Heaven
• Jesus, the Christ
• Reward
• Testimony

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Son of man
• Ask
• Beat
• Confession
• Divide
• Divider
• Forewarn
• Hell

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