Acknowledging Christ

⁸ “And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges^(A) me before others, the Son of Man^(B) will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,^{(C) 9} but whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God.^{(D) 10} Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven,^(E) but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit^(F) will not be forgiven. ¹¹ Whenever^(G) they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities,^(H) don’t worry^(I) about how you should defend^(J) yourselves or what you should say. ¹² For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said.”^(K)

2 So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed.^{(A) 2} On the seventh^[a] day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested^[b] on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.^{(B) 3} God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested^(C) from all his work of creation.^(D)