Luke 12:9

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.

King James Version (1611)
But he that denieth me before men, shalbe denied before the Angels of God.

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

English Standard Version
but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

New American Standard Bible
but the one who denies Me before people will be denied before the angels of God.

New Century Version
But all who stand before others and say they do not believe in me, I will say before the angels of God that they do not belong to me.

Amplified Bible
"But he who denies Me before men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Legacy Standard Bible
but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Berean Standard Bible
But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Contemporary English Version
But if you reject me, you will be rejected in front of them.

Complete Jewish Bible
But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before God's angels.

Darby Translation
but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

Easy-to-Read Version
But if you stand before others and say you do not believe in me, then I will say that you do not belong to me. I will say this in the presence of God's angels.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But hee that shall denie mee before men, shall be denied before the Angels of God.

George Lamsa Translation
But he who denies me before men, I will deny him before the angels of God.

Good News Translation
But those who reject me publicly, the Son of Man will also reject them before the angels of God.

Lexham English Bible
but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.

Literal Translation
But he that denies me before man shall be denied before the angels of God.

American Standard Version
but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Hebrew Names Version
but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

International Standard Version
But whoever denies me before people will be denied before God's angels.

Etheridge Translation
But he who denieth me before men, I will deny him before the angels of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
But he that shall deny me before men, shall himself be denied before the angels of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels of God.

English Revised Version
but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

World English Bible
but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But he that denieth me before man, shall be denied before the angels of God.

Weymouth's New Testament
But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But he that denyeth me bifor men, schal be denyed bifor the aungels of God.

Update Bible Version
but he that denies me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

Webster's Bible Translation
But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

New English Translation
But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God's angels.

New King James Version
But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

New Living Translation
But anyone who denies me here on earth will be denied before God's angels.

New Life Bible
But whoever acts as if he does not know Me and does not make Me known to men, he will not be spoken of to the angels of God.

New Revised Standard
but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, he who denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he that shall deny me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

Revised Standard Version
but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he that denyeth me before men: shalbe denyed before ye angels of God.

Young's Literal Translation
and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels of God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but whoever shall renounce me before men, he shall be renounc'd before the angels of God.

Simplified Cowboy Version
But if you shun me down here, I'm going to shun you in heaven.

Contextual Overview

¹By this time the crowd, unwieldy and stepping on each other's toes, numbered into the thousands. But Jesus' primary concern was his disciples. He said to them, "Watch yourselves carefully so you don't get contaminated with Pharisee yeast, Pharisee phoniness. You can't keep your true self hidden forever; before long you'll be exposed. You can't hide behind a religious mask forever; sooner or later the mask will slip and your true face will be known. You can't whisper one thing in private and preach the opposite in public; the day's coming when those whispers will be repeated all over town. ⁴"I'm speaking to you as dear friends. Don't be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There's nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in his hands. ⁶"What's the price of two or three pet canaries? Some loose change, right? But God never overlooks a single one. And he pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! So don't be intimidated by all this bully talk. You're worth more than a million canaries. ⁸"Stand up for me among the people you meet and the Son of Man will stand up for you before all God's angels. But if you pretend you don't know me, do you think I'll defend you before God's angels? ¹⁰ "If you bad-mouth the Son of Man out of misunderstanding or ignorance, that can be overlooked. But if you're knowingly attacking God himself, taking aim at the Holy Spirit, that won't be overlooked. ¹¹"When they drag you into their meeting places, or into police courts and before judges, don't worry about defending yourselves—what you'll say or how you'll say it. The right words will be there. The Holy Spirit will give you the right words when the time comes."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Luke 9:26, Matthew 10:33, Mark 8:38, Acts 3:13, Acts 3:14, 2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 3:8

shall: Luke 13:26, Luke 13:27, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 25:12, Matthew 25:31, Matthew 25:41, 1 John 2:23, 1 John 2:28

Reciprocal: Matthew 6:25 - I say Matthew 10:32 - confess me Luke 22:57 - he denied John 5:23 - all men 1 Timothy 6:12 - hast 2 Peter 2:1 - denying

Cross-References

Genesis 12:14
When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians took one look and saw that his wife was stunningly beautiful. Pharaoh's princes raved over her to Pharaoh. She was taken to live with Pharaoh.

Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.

Genesis 13:3
He moved on from the Negev, camping along the way, to Bethel, the place he had first set up his tent between Bethel and Ai and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God .

Genesis 24:62
Isaac was living in the Negev. He had just come back from a visit to Beer Lahai Roi. In the evening he went out into the field; while meditating he looked up and saw camels coming. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel and asked the servant, "Who is that man out in the field coming toward us?" "That is my master." She took her veil and covered herself.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But he that denieth me before men,.... That is, that continues to deny Christ, and lives and dies a denier of him; for otherwise it is possible for a person to deny Jesus to be the Son of God, or the Messiah, and afterwards confess him, as a Pagan or Jew; and through temptation, a real Christian may be left for a while, in one shape or another, to deny him and his truths, and afterwards truly repent, and at last be saved, as Peter; but they that deny Christ publicly, and persist in it,

shall be denied before the angels of God: they will be denied by Christ as belonging to him; they will be denied admission into heaven; they will be covered with shame and confusion publicly; they will be sent into everlasting burnings, and be ever tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, after the people have returned from their labors in the field. The public crier ascends the highest roof at hand, and lifts up his voice in a long-drawn call upon all faithful subjects to give ear and obey. He then proceeds to announce, in a set form, the will of their master, and demand obedience thereto.”