Luke 12:9

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“But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.”

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BSBPD

“But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 12:9 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
  2. Matthew 10:33But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
  3. Matthew 25:12But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
  4. Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
  5. Matthew 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
  6. Mark 8:38If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
  7. Luke 9:26If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  8. Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
  9. Luke 22:57But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
  10. Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
  11. 2 Timothy 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
  12. 1 John 2:23Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
  13. 1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
  14. Revelation 3:8I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

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