Matthew 10 · Verse 32

Matthew 10:32

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 10:32, King James Version

Matthew 10:32 in other translations

BSBTherefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
WEBEveryone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.
ASVEvery one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.
YLT‘Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;
DARBYEvery one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also will confess him before my Father who is in the heavens.
BBETo everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.
WebsterWhoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

What does Matthew 10:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men--despising the shame. him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven--I will not be ashamed of him, but will own him before the most august of all assemblies.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verses 32,33. Whosoever therefore shall confess me, etc. The same word, in the original, is translated confess and profess, 1Timm 6:12,13, 2Jn 1:7, Rom 10:10. It means, to acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ, and our dependence on him for salvation, and our attachment to him, in every proper manner. This profession may be made, in uniting with a church; at the communion; in conversation; and in conduct. The Scriptures mean, by a profession of religion, an exhibition of it in every circumstance of the life, and before all men. It is not merely in one act that we must do it, but in every act. We must be ashamed neither of the person, the character, the doctrines, nor the requirements of Christ. If we are; if we deny him in these things before men, or are unwilling to express our attachment to him in every way possible, then it is right that he should disown all connexion with us, or deny us, before God. And he will do it.

(u) "him will I confess" Rev 3:5

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men - That is, whosoever shall acknowledge me to be the Messiah, and have his heart and life regulated by my spirit and doctrine. It is not merely sufficient to have the heart right before God; there must be a firm, manly, and public profession of Christ before men. "I am no hypocrite," says one; neither should you be. "I will keep my religion to myself" i.e. you will not confess Christ before men; then he will renounce you before God. We confess or own Christ when we own his doctrine, his ministers, his servants, and when no fear hinders us from supporting and assisting them in times of necessity.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 10:16-42

Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom…

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Matthew 10:32 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΠᾶςPasEveryoneG3956
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ὅστιςhostiswhoG3748
ὁμολογήσειhomologēseiwill confessG3670
ἐνeninG1722
ἐμοὶemoiMe myselfG1473
ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeG1715
τῶνtōn<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnmen,G444
ὁμολογήσωhomologēsōwill confessG3670
κἀγὼkagōalso I myselfG1473
ἐνeninG1722
αὐτῷautōhimG846
ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeG1715
τοῦtoutheG3588
πατρόςpatrosFatherG3962
μουmouof MineG3165
τοῦtouwho [is]G3588
ἐνeninG1722
οὐρανοῖς.ouranoisheavens.G3772

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 10:32

  • Revelation 3:5

    He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

  • Luke 12:8-9

    Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

  • Romans 10:9-10

    That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

  • 1 John 4:15

    Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

  • 2 Timothy 1:8

    Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

  • Revelation 2:13

    I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • John 9:22

    These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

  • 1 Timothy 6:12-13

    Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

  • Matthew 25:34

    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

  • Psalms 119:46

    I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
confess me.
Ps 119:46; Lu 12:8,9; Joh 9:22; Ro 10:9,10; 1Ti 6:12,13
2Ti 1:8; 1Jo 4:15; Re 2:13
him.
25:34; 1Sa 2:30; Re 3:5

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Context

  • Matthew 10:31

    Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  • Matthew 10:32

    Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

  • Matthew 10:33

    But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

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Matthew 10:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cualquiera pues, que me confesare delante de los hombres, le confesaré yo también delante de mi Padre que está en los cielos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quiconque donc me confessera devant les hommes, moi aussi je le confesserai devant mon Père qui est dans les cieux;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ein jeder nun, der mich vor den Menschen bekennen wird, den werde auch ich bekennen vor meinem Vater, der in den Himmeln ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Omnis ergo qui confitebitur me coram hominibus, confitebor et ego eum coram Patre meo, qui in cælis est.