Luke 12:8

Revised Standard Version

"And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges

King James Version (1611)
Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse me before men, him shall the Sonne of man also confesse before the Angels of God.

King James Version
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

English Standard Version
"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,

New American Standard Bible
"Now I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God;

New Century Version
"I tell you, all those who stand before others and say they believe in me, I, the Son of Man, will say before the angels of God that they belong to me.

Amplified Bible
"I say to you, whoever declares openly and confesses Me before men [speaking freely of Me as his Lord], the Son of Man also will declare openly and confess him [as one of His own] before the angels of God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God;

Legacy Standard Bible
"And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God,

Berean Standard Bible
I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

Contemporary English Version
If you tell others that you belong to me, the Son of Man will tell God's angels that you are my followers.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Moreover, I tell you, whoever acknowledges me in the presence of others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God's angels.

Darby Translation
But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;

Easy-to-Read Version
"I tell you, if you stand before others and are willing to say you believe in me, then I will say that you belong to me. I will say this in the presence of God's angels.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse mee before men, him shall the Sonne of man confesse also before the Angels of God.

George Lamsa Translation
I say to you, Whoever will acknowledge me before men, the Son of man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

Good News Translation
"I assure you that those who declare publicly that they belong to me, the Son of Man will do the same for them before the angels of God.

Lexham English Bible
"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,

Literal Translation
But I say to you, Everyone who may confess Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

American Standard Version
And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

Bible in Basic English
And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.

Hebrew Names Version
"I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;

International Standard Version
"But I tell you, the Son of Man will acknowledge before God's angels everyone who acknowledges me before people.Matthew 10:32; Mark 8:38; 2 Timothy 2:12; 1 John 2:23;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
But I tell you that every one who shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
And I say to you, that every one that shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Also I say vnto you, whosoeuer confesseth me before men, hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also, before the angels of God.

English Revised Version
And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

World English Bible
I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

Weymouth's New Testament
"And I tell you that every man who shall have acknowledged me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Treuli Y seie to you, ech man that knoulechith me bifor men, mannus sone schal knouleche hym bifor the aungels of God.

Update Bible Version
And I say to you, Every one who shall confess me before men, the Son of man shall also confess him before the angels of God:

Webster's Bible Translation
Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

New English Translation
"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before God's angels.

New King James Version
Matthew 10:32,33">[xr] "Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

New Living Translation
"I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God's angels.

New Life Bible
"Also, I tell you, everyone who makes Me known to men, the Son of Man will make him known to the angels of God.

New Revised Standard
"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And I say unto you - Whosoever shall confess me before men, even the Son of Man, will confess him, before the messengers of God;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I saye vnto you: Whosoever confesseth me before men eve him shall ye sonne of man confesse also before ye angels of God.

Young's Literal Translation
`And I say to you, Every one -- whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I saye vnto you: Who so euer knowlegeth me before men, him shal the sonne of ma also knowlege before the angels of God:

Mace New Testament (1729)
moreover I declare unto you, whoever shall acknowledge me before men, him shall the son of man also own before the angels of God.

THE MESSAGE
"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?

Simplified Cowboy Version
I'm telling you the truth. If you ride for me in public down here, I will show the angels in heaven that you have eternal life in God's outfit because you are in my tally book.

Contextual Overview

¹ In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ² Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. ³ Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. ⁴ "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵ But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him! ⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷ Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸ "And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; ⁹ but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰ And every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whosoever: 1 Samuel 2:30, Psalms 119:46, Matthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:10, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 John 2:23, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:13, Revelation 3:4, Revelation 3:5

confess: Matthew 25:31-34, Jude 1:24, Jude 1:25

Reciprocal: Ezra 5:11 - We are Song of Solomon 8:1 - I would Matthew 6:25 - I say Mark 8:38 - ashamed Luke 9:26 - whosoever Luke 23:42 - when John 5:23 - all men John 12:42 - they did not Philippians 2:16 - Holding 1 Timothy 6:12 - hast 1 John 4:15 - confess Revelation 14:1 - having

Cross-References

Genesis 4:26
To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.

Genesis 12:12
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife'; then they will kill me, but they will let you live.

Genesis 12:14
When Abram entered Egypt the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Genesis 12:15
And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

Genesis 12:16
And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, he-asses, menservants, maidservants, she-asses, and camels.

Genesis 13:4
to the place where he had made an altar at the first; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

Genesis 21:33
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.

Genesis 28:19
He called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

Genesis 35:3
then let us arise and go up to Bethel, that I may make there an altar to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."

Joshua 7:2
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-a'ven, east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and spy out the land." And the men went up and spied out Ai.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Also I say unto you, c. The same as in Matthew 10:32

whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the son of man also confess before the angels of God only instead of I, he here calls himself "the son of man"; and instead of "before my Father which is in heaven", here it is, "before the angels of God"; who will accompany Christ when he comes to judgment, and will be present, when he shall acknowledge his true followers as the blessed of his Father, the chosen of God, his redeemed and sanctified ones; and reject others before his Father, and the whole universe of rational beings: it is said in the Targum on Song of Solomon 1:15.

"when the children of Israel do the will of their king, he by his word (the Logos) praises them in the family of the holy angels.''

This Christ, the eternal word, will do at the great day.

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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 12:8. Shall confess — See on Matthew 10:32; Matthew 10:33.