Luke 12:9
But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
Luke 12:9 in other translations
| BSB | But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. |
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| WEB | but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels. |
| ASV | but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God. |
| YLT | and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God, |
| DARBY | but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God; |
| BBE | But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God. |
| Webster | But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. |
What does Luke 12:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:8-9
8-9. 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.
Barnes' Notes
Verse 9.
(g) "denieth me" Acts 3:13,14 (h) "denied" Mt 25:31
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:1-12
A firm belief of the doctrine of God's universal providence, and the extent of it, would satisfy us when in peril, and encourage us to trust God in the way of duty. Providence takes notice of the meanest creatures, even of the sparrows, and therefore of the smallest interests of the disciples of Christ. Those who confess Christ now, shall be owned by him in the great day, before the angels of God. To deter us from…
Luke 12:9 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 12:9
- 2 Timothy 2:12
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
- Mark 8:38
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
- Matthew 10:33
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
- Luke 9:26
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
- Matthew 7:23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
- Revelation 3:8
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
- 1 John 2:23
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
- Matthew 25:12
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
- Matthew 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- Luke 13:26-27
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
- 1 John 2:28
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
- Matthew 25:31
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
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Context
- Luke 12:8
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
- Luke 12:9
But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
- Luke 12:10
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
Luke 12:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas el que me negare delante de los hombres, será negado delante de los ángeles de Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais celui qui m’aura renié devant les hommes sera renié devant les anges de Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | wer aber mich vor den Menschen verleugnet haben wird, der wird vor den Engeln Gottes verleugnet werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui autem negaverit me coram hominibus, negabitur coram angelis Dei. |