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butδὲthe one who deniesὁ ἀρνησάμενόςmeμεbeforeἐνώπιονpeopleτῶν ἀνθρώπωνwill be deniedἀπαρνηθήσεταιbeforeἐνώπιονthe angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Luke 12:9
Study it in the app“but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:9, word by word
- the one who deniesἀρνησάμενόςarnēsamenos
disown
To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.
Where else “arnēsamenos” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears- will be deniedἀπαρνηθήσεταιaparnēthēsetai
deny, disown
Deny utterly, disown. To "deny oneself" is to stop living for oneself.
Where else “aparnēthēsetai” appears- the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōn
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōn” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Acknowledging or denying Jesus
Matthew 10:32-33Mark 8:38Luke 9:26
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
See them side by side
Luke 12:8-9
8And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God; 9but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.
32So everyone who acknowledges me before people, I too will acknowledge him before my Father who is in heaven; 33but whoever denies me before people, I too will deny him before my Father who is in heaven.
38For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
26For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels.
The context
8And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God;
9 · This verse (above)
10And everyone who will speak a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?