God’s Word Translation
Luke 12:9
9But God’s angels will be told that I don’t know those people who tell others that they don’t know me.
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
7Even every hair on your head has been counted. Don’t be afraid! You are worth more than many sparrows. 8I can guarantee that the Son of Man will acknowledge in front of God’s angels every person who acknowledges him in front of others. But 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. 11“When you are put on trial in synagogues or in front of rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Luke 12:9
- Luke 9:26If people are ashamed of me and what I say, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes in the glory that he shares with the Father and the holy angels.
- Matthew 10:33But I will tell my Father in heaven that I don’t know the person who tells others that he doesn’t know me.
- Mark 8:38If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father’s glory.”
- Acts 3:13The God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed Jesus over to Pilate. You rejected him in Pilate’s presence, even though Pilate had decided to let him go free.
- 2 Timothy 2:12If we endure, we will rule with him. If we disown him, he will disown us.
- Revelation 3:8I know what you have done. See, I have opened a door in front of you that no one can shut. You only have a little strength, but you have paid attention to my word and have not denied my name.
- Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
- Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them publicly, ‘I’ve never known you. Get away from me, you evil people.’
- Matthew 25:12“But he answered them, ‘I don’t even know who you are!’
- 1 John 2:23Everyone who rejects the Son doesn’t have the Father either. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father.
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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