Acknowledge Christ Before Men

“And I tell you, (A)everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge (B)before the angels of God, but (C)the one who denies me before men (D)will be denied (E)before the angels of God. 10 And (F)everyone who speaks a word (G)against the Son of Man (H)will be forgiven, but the one who (I)blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 (J)And when they (K)bring you before the synagogues and (L)the rulers and (M)the authorities, (N)do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12 (O)for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

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Acknowledging the Human One

“I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before humans, the Human One[a] will acknowledge before God’s angels. But the one who rejects me before others will be rejected before God’s angels. 10 Anyone who speaks a word against the Human One[b] will be forgiven, but whoever insults the Holy Spirit won’t be forgiven. 11 When they bring you before the synagogues, rulers, and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what you should say. 12 The Holy Spirit will tell you at that very moment what you must say.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:8 Or Son of Man
  2. Luke 12:10 Or Son of Man

“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(A) But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned(B) before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man(C) will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.(D)

11 “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,(E) 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”(F)

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