“But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
12:7 #Mt 10:30|.
12:8 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. #Mr 8:38|; Lu 9:26.
12:10 And whosoever - As if he had said, Yet the denying me in some degree, may, upon true repentance, be forgiven; but if it rise so high as that of the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, it shall never be forgiven, neither is there place for repentance. #Mt 12:31|; Mr 3:28.
12:11 Take no thought - Be not solicitous about the matter or manner of your defence; nor how to express yourselves. #Mt 10:19|; Lu 21:12.