I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
We find here, I. A vast auditory that was got together to hear Christ preach. The scribes and Pharisees sought to accuse him, and do him mischief; but the people, who were not under the bias of their prejudices and jealousies, still admired him, attended on him, and did him honour.
Commenting on Luke 12:1-12
Also I say unto you, &c. The same as in Mat 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 himself "the son of man"; and instead of "before my Father which is in heaven", here it is, "before the angels of God"; who will accompany Christ...
Verses 2-9. . Also . Verse 8. (e) "Whosoever" (f) "confess"