Luke 12:8

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“I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before God’s angels.

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  • Matt 10:32-33 : 32 “Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
  • Rom 10:9-9 : 9 because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation.
  • 1 John 2:23 : 23 Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.
  • 2 Tim 2:12 : 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.
  • Matt 25:31-34 : 31 The Judgment“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right,‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
  • Ps 119:46 : 46 I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.
  • Rev 2:10 : 10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.
  • Rev 2:13 : 13 ‘I know where you live– where Satan’s throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.
  • Rev 3:4-5 : 4 But you have a few individuals in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed in white, because they are worthy. 5 The one who conquers will be dressed like them in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, but will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.
  • Jude 1:24-25 : 24 Final Blessing Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence, 25 to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 12:9-12
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    90%

    9But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God’s angels.

    10And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

    11But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

    12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”

  • Matt 10:32-33
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    88%

    32“Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

    33But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.

  • Mark 8:38
    79%

    38For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

  • Luke 9:26
    78%

    26For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

  • Matt 12:31-32
    2 verses
    69%

    31For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

    32Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

  • Luke 22:70
    68%

    70So they all said,“Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them,“You say that I am.”

  • Mark 8:29-30
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    29He asked them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him,“You are the Christ.”

    30Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

  • Luke 12:7
    68%

    7In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

  • Luke 12:2-3
    2 verses
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    2Nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

    3So then whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

  • Matt 16:27
    68%

    27For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

  • Mark 8:32-34
    3 verses
    67%

    32He spoke openly about this. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

    33But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said,“Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

    34Following Jesus Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Rev 3:5
    67%

    5The one who conquers will be dressed like them in white clothing, and I will never erase his name from the book of life, but will declare his name before my Father and before his angels.

  • Matt 18:10
    67%

    10The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

  • Mark 3:28
    67%

    28I tell you the truth, people will be forgiven for all sins, even all the blasphemies they utter.

  • Phil 2:11
    67%

    11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

  • Matt 6:14
    67%

    14“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

  • Mark 14:30-31
    2 verses
    67%

    30Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, today– this very night– before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

    31But Peter insisted emphatically,“Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all of them said the same thing.

  • John 12:42-43
    2 verses
    67%

    42Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

    43For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

  • Matt 16:15
    67%

    15He said to them,“But who do you say that I am?”

  • Matt 10:18
    67%

    18And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles.

  • Matt 16:13
    67%

    13Peter’s Confession When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

  • John 12:26
    67%

    26If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

  • Matt 26:34
    67%

    34Jesus said to him,“I tell you the truth, on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

  • Luke 9:20
    67%

    20Then he said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered,“The Christ of God.”

  • Matt 16:24
    67%

    24Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Mark 14:62
    67%

    62“I am,” said Jesus,“and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

  • 1 John 2:23
    66%

    23Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.

  • Matt 12:37
    66%

    37For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

  • Rom 14:11
    66%

    11For it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”

  • Luke 22:34
    66%

    34Jesus replied,“I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know me.”

  • Matt 26:64
    66%

    64Jesus said to him,“You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

  • Luke 15:10-11
    2 verses
    66%

    10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

    11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.

  • 1 John 4:15
    66%

    15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God.

  • John 12:28
    66%

    28Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven,“I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”

  • John 13:38
    66%

    38Jesus answered,“Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

  • Mark 8:27
    66%

    27Peter’s Confession Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that I am?”

  • John 10:36
    65%

    36do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world,‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said,‘I am the Son of God’?

  • Matt 26:53
    65%

    53Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?