Luke 12:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Matt 10:32-33 : 32 To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven. 33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
  • Rom 10:9-9 : 9 Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation: 10 For with the heart man has faith to get righteousness, and with the mouth he says that Jesus is Lord to get salvation.
  • 1 John 2:23 : 23 He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.
  • 2 Tim 2:12 : 12 If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
  • Matt 25:31-34 : 31 But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory: 32 And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper. 33 And he will put the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
  • Ps 119:46 : 46 So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  • Rev 2:13 : 13 I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.
  • Rev 3:4-5 : 4 But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me. 5 He who overcomes will be dressed in white, and I will not take his name from the book of life, and I will give witness to his name before my Father, and before his angels.
  • Jude 1:24-25 : 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy, 25 To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.

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  • Luke 12:9-12
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    90%

    9 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.

    10 And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness.

    11 And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

    12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

  • Matt 10:32-33
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    32 To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.

    33 But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before my Father in heaven.

  • Mark 8:38
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    38 Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

  • Luke 9:26
    78%

    26 For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

  • Matt 12:31-32
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    31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

    32 And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come.

  • Luke 22:70
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    70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

  • Mark 8:29-30
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    29 And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

    30 And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.

  • Luke 12:7
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    7 But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

  • Luke 12:2-3
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    2 But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

    3 So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.

  • Matt 16:27
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    27 For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works.

  • Mark 8:32-34
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    32 And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting.

    33 But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

    34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

  • Rev 3:5
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    5 He who overcomes will be dressed in white, and I will not take his name from the book of life, and I will give witness to his name before my Father, and before his angels.

  • Matt 18:10
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    10 Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Mark 3:28
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    28 Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

  • Phil 2:11
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    11 And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  • Matt 6:14
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    14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

  • Mark 14:30-31
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    30 And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you that you, today, even this night, before the cock's second cry, will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

    31 But he said with passion, If I have to be put to death with you, I will not be false to you. And they all said the same.

  • John 12:42-43
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    42 However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:

    43 For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.

  • Matt 16:15
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    15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

  • Matt 10:18
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    18 And you will come before rulers and kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

  • Matt 16:13
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    13 Now when Jesus had come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he said, questioning his disciples, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

  • John 12:26
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    26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

  • Matt 26:34
    67%

    34 Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

  • Luke 9:20
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    20 And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

  • Matt 16:24
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    24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

  • Mark 14:62
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    62 And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

  • 1 John 2:23
    66%

    23 He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.

  • Matt 12:37
    66%

    37 For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

  • Rom 14:11
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    11 For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

  • Luke 22:34
    66%

    34 And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

  • Matt 26:64
    66%

    64 Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

  • Luke 15:10-11
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    10 Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

    11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • 1 John 4:15
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    15 Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.

  • John 12:28
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    28 Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.

  • John 13:38
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    38 Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.

  • Mark 8:27
    66%

    27 And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

  • John 10:36
    65%

    36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

  • Matt 26:53
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    53 Does it not seem possible to you that if I make request to my Father he will even now send me an army of angels?