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Luke 12:8

Luke 12:8
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Also I say unto you, &c. The same as in Mat 10:32

whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the son of man also confess before the angels of God; only instead of I, he here calls himself "the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 12:2-9

Nothing covered - See the notes at Mat 10:26-32. Luk 12:3 Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Mat 10:27. The custom of making proclamation from the tops or roofs of houses still…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Shall confess - See on Mat 10:32, Mat 10:33 (note).

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 12:1-12

We find here, I. A vast auditory that was got together to hear Christ preach. The scribes and Pharisees sought to accuse him, and do him mischief; but the people, who were not under the bias of their…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

before the angels of God Compare Luk 9:26. "Before my Father which is in heaven," Mat 10:32.