Whosoever shall confess me,—will I confess, &c.— Acknowledge, &c. To confess, here signifies publicly to acknowledge Jesus Christ for the promised Messiah, and the Son of God. This confession extends to the receiving of his whole doctrines, and even the least of his commands. To deny Jesus Christ is, not to acknowledge, or to disown him; to renounce his doctrine, or be ashamed of the profession of it. There is an unspeakable majesty in this member of our Lord's discourse: though in the lowest state of humanity, he declared, that his confessing us before God is the greatest happiness, and his denying us the greatest misery, that can befal us.
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Matthew 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.