Matthew 10:32

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KJV King James Version

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

WEB World English Bible

Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, him I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

ASV American Standard Version

Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

‘Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;

Surrounding context — Matthew 10

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

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Revelation 3:5He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.Romans 10:9-10That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.Luke 12:8-9Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:1 John 4:15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.2 Timothy 1:8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;Revelation 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan’s seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.John 9:22These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.Matthew 25:34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:1 Timothy 6:12-13Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.Psalm 119:46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

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