Matthew 10 · Verse 33

Matthew 10:33

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 10:33, King James Version

Matthew 10:33 in other translations

BSBBut whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
WEBBut whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.
ASVBut whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.
YLTand whoever shall deny me before men, I also will deny him before my Father who is in the heavens.
DARBYBut whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in the heavens.
BBEBut if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
WebsterBut whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.

What does Matthew 10:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
33. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven--before that same assembly: "He shall have from Me his own treatment of Me on the earth." (But see on Mt 16:27).

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

Barnes' Notes
Verse 33. Mt 10:32

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 Whosoever shall deny me - Whosoever prefers his worldly interest to his duty to God, sets a greater value on earthly than on heavenly things, and prefers the friendship of men to the approbation of God. Let it be remembered, that to be renounced by Christ is to have him neither for a Mediator nor Savior. To appear before the tribunal of God without having Christ for our Advocate, and, on the contrary, to have him there as our Judge, and a witness against us, - how can a man think of this and not die with horror!

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 10:33 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.

ὅστιςhostisWhoeverG3748
δ᾽d᾽nowG1161
ἂνanmaybeG302
ἀρνήσηταίarnēsētaimay denyG720
μεmeMeG3165
ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeG1715
τῶνtōn<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnmen,G444
ἀρνήσομαιarnēsomaiwill denyG720
κἀγὼkagōI myself alsoG1473
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
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 10:33

  • 2 Timothy 2:12

    If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

  • 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.

  • Luke 12:9

    But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

  • 1 John 2:23

    Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

  • 2 Peter 2:1

    But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

  • 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.

  • Mark 14:30

    And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

  • Mark 14:72

    And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

  • Matthew 26:70-75

    But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
deny me.
26:70-75; Mr 14:30,72; Lu 9:26; 12:9; 2Ti 2:12; 2Pe 2:1; 1Jo 2:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Matthew 10:34

    Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

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Matthew 10:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cualquiera que me negare delante de los hombres, le negaré yo también delante de mi Padre que está en los cielos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais quiconque me reniera devant les hommes, moi aussi je le renierai devant mon Père qui est dans les cieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer aber irgend mich vor den Menschen verleugnen wird, den werde auch ich verleugnen vor meinem Vater, der in den Himmeln ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui autem negaverit me coram hominibus, negabo et ego eum coram Patre meo, qui in cælis est.