Luke 12:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Luke 12:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Nothing covered - See the notes at Matthew 10:26-32 . Luke 12:3 Shall be proclaimed upon the housetops - See the notes at Matthew 10:27 . The custom of making proclamation from the tops...

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• Luke 12:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (3) Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: (3) Great is the reward of a constant confession: and horrible is the...

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• Luke 12:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Luke 12. A Collection of Sayings taken from Q and arranged in groups with more or less suitable introductions. Luke 12:1-12 . Jesus Encourages His Disciples. (For parallels in Mt. see below.)...

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• Luke 12:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  shall . may (with Greek. an). Me . in (Greek. en. App-104.) Me: i.e. in My Name. before . in the presence of. Greek. emprosthen. men. Plural of anthropos. App-123. him . in him. s...

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• Luke 12:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: Shall confess - See on Matthew 10:32 , Matthew 10:33 (note).

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• Luke 12:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

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• Luke 12:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Leaven of the Pharisees. The Rich Fool 1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and exhorts them to be courageous in face of opposition. This speech is not unsuitable to th...

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• Luke 12:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (4-9) I say unto you my friends. — See Notes on Matthew 10:28-32 . The opening words, however, in their tender sympathy, anticipating the language of John 15:14-15 , may be noted as peculiar to S...

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• Luke 12:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Secret of Fearlessness Luke 12:1-12 The program of this paragraph seems dark. The leaven of evil always at work; the body tortured and killed; confession difficult, denial easy; the trials...

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• Luke 12:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed...

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• Luke 12:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (1) In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of th...

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• Luke 12:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  CONFESSING CHRIST ‘Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God.’ Luke 12:8 We must not be ashamed to let all men see that we believe...

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• Luke 12:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Also I say unto you , c. The same as in Matthew 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 hims...

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• Luke 12:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: Ver. 8. Whosoever shall confess me ] Cyprian, reproving the rashness of...

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• Luke 12:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Also I say unto you It will be necessary, however, in order that you may keep your minds unshaken, that you should often look forward unto the final judgment, at which I will own you as my servants...

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• Luke 12:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS (vs.1-12) At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His disciples "first of all," warning them to beware of the leaven of the Pharis...

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• Luke 12:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Charge to His Apostles.       1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch...

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• Luke 12:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Ver. 8,9. See Poole on " Matthew 10:32 " , See Poole on " Matthew 10:33 " . Here is a fourth and fifth argument, drawn from the rewards and punishments of such as shall confess or deny Christ befor...

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• Luke 12:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Instruction To His Disciples About Living In The Light Of Eternity (12:1-12). Approaching the detail of the section the first thing that Jesus wants to do is make His disciples think in the light...

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• Luke 12:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 12:1 . An innumerable multitude of people .—“The many thousands of the multitude” (R.V.); lit. “the myriads of the multitude.” The discourse in this chapter is evidently in c...

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• Luke 12:8 - Scofield Reference Notes

  Son of man ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 8:20 ). angels ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).

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• Luke 12:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  The teaching of our Lord, in this chapter, has very much to do with Christianity in connection with this present life, and its cares and troubles. God has nowhere promised us exemption from afflictio...

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• Luke 12:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 12:1 . There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5 . Power to cast into hell. The Greek is Gehenna, as on...

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• Luke 12:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Whosoever shall confess Me before me The judgment-seat of Christ I. For FINGER-POSTS that may guide our endeavour to come at the spiritual reality here symbolized, such thoughts as these may se...

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• Luke 12:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 12:1-42 The Lord , after leaving the Pharisee ' s house , speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him , addressing his words principally to his own discip...

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• Luke 12:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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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• Luke 12:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 2:23 ; 1 Samuel 2:30 ; 2 Timothy 2:12 ; Jude 1:24 ; Jude 1:25 ; Matthew 10:32 ; Matthew 10:33 ; Matthew 25:31-34 ; Psalms 119:46 ; Revelation 2:10 ; Revelation 2:13 ; Revelation 3:...

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• Luke 12:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And I say to you — If you avoid all hypocrisy, and openly avow my Gospel: The Son of man shall confess you — before the angels — At the last day. Mark 8:38 ; Luke 9:26 .

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