Luke 12:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men , him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, Πᾶς ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁμολογήσει ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ Θεοῦ:

Transliteration

Legō de to you, All who an homologēsē en me emprosthen of the anthrōpōn, also the Huios of the anthrōpou homologēsei en him emprosthen of the angelōn of the Theou:

Grammar Details

*Legō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*an*: modal particle with relative - would/might
*homologēsē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might confess/acknowledge
*en*: preposition + dative - in
*emprosthen*: preposition + genitive - before/in front of
*anthrōpōn*: genitive plural masculine - men/people
*Huios*: nominative singular masculine - Son
*anthrōpou*: genitive singular masculine - man/human
*homologēsei*: future active indicative, 3rd singular - will confess/acknowledge
*angelōn*: genitive plural masculine - angels/messengers
*Theou*: genitive singular masculine - God

Word Meanings

*homologēsē*: confess/acknowledge/profess
*en*: in/by (representing identification with)
*emprosthen*: before/in front of/in the presence of
*anthrōpōn*: people/mankind/humans
*Huios tou anthrōpou*: Son of Man (messianic title)
*homologēsei*: will confess/acknowledge/recognize
*angelōn*: angels/messengers
*Theou*: God/Deity

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Referenced Verses

Matt 10:32-33 : 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.
Luke 15:10 : 10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
Rom 10:9-9 : 9 That 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. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
1 John 2:23 : 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father:(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
2 Tim 2:12 : 12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
Matt 25:31-34 : 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then 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 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore 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.
Ps 119:46 : 46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev 2:13 : 13 I 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.
Rev 3:4-5 : 4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 5 He 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.
Jude 1:24-25 : 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

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