Matthew 10:32-34
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
32 [a]Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. 33 But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.(A)
Jesus: A Cause of Division. 34 (B)“Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword.
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- 10:32–33 In the Q parallel (Lk 12:8–9), the Son of Man will acknowledge those who have acknowledged Jesus, and those who deny him will be denied (by the Son of Man) before the angels of God at the judgment. Here Jesus and the Son of Man are identified, and the acknowledgment or denial will be before his heavenly Father.
Matthew 10:32-34
New International Version
32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others,(A) I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.(B)
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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