King James Version
What Does Matthew 10:33 Mean?
“But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”
Context
31
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
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.
34
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(33) **Whosoever shall deny me.**—As with all other eternal laws, the blessing on those who fulfil the conditions to which it is attached has its counterpart of woe on those who do not fulfil them. To deny Christ on earth by word or deed, to live as if His work were nothing to us, must lead to His denying us in the last great day.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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