Luke 12:8

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.

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.

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;

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?

Contextual Overview

¹While all this was happening, many thousands of people had shown up to see and hear Jesus. There were so many people around that some were getting crushed. Jesus spoke to his twelve cowboys amidst the throng of folks saying, "Watch out for the religious leader's hypocrisy ^{2 3}Things whispered behind the hay will be shouted in the streets. Things mumbled under your breath will be blasted from the rooftops. ⁴"My friends, don't be afraid of those who can kill your body. When you die, it is over in a second. ⁵But listen, be afraid of the One who has power over your soul. We should fear the Boss because he is the only one who has the authority and power to throw you in the trash fire which is forever. He's the One you should be bowing down to. ⁶"But before you start thinking the Boss is against you, consider this, what do a few birds cost—two cents at the most? But God doesn't even forget about these little birds. ⁷The Boss has numbered the hairs on your head, so you don't have to be afraid. You are worth more than all the birds in the world. ⁸I'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. ⁹But if you shun me down here, I'm going to shun you in heaven. ¹⁰I will forgive everyone and everything except the person who denies me and the power of the Holy Spirit.

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

Acts 2:21
But everyone who asks Jesus to save them will be saved.'

1 Corinthians 1:2
I'm writing to God's outfit in Corinth. I'm writing to those God has chosen to be his cowboys. He has straightened your lives out through his son, Jesus, and given y'all the job of gathering and tending the herd. But this is not just your job, but the job of every cowboy who has called on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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.