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Matthew 10:32
Whosoever, therefore, shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven.
Whosoever, therefore, shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven.
Verse 32. _WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN_] That is, whosoever shall acknowledge me to be the Messiah, and have his heart and _life_ regulated by my spirit and doctrine. It is not me...
WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL CONFESS ME ... - The same word in the original is translated “confess” and “profess,” 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 John 1:7; Romans 10:10. It means to acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ,...
7. THE MESSENGERS OF THE KINGDOM. CHAPTER 10 1. The Twelve Disciples. (Matthew 10:1 .) 2. Their Commission. (Matthew 10:5 .) 3. Persecutions Promised. (Matthew 10:16 .) 4. Words of Encouragement....
THE CHARGE TO THE TWELVE. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account (Matthew 6:7) is followed by Luke 9:1, but Luke 10:2 (the Sev...
FURTHER SAYINGS ON PERSECUTION. Matthew 10:24_ a_ would hardly be intelligible to the disciples till after Matthew 16:21; Matthew 10:25_ b_ connects with...
CONFESSING CHRIST. -- Matthew 10:32-42. GOLDEN TEXT. --_ Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will. also confess before my Father which is in heaven._ -- Matthew 10:32. TIME. -A. D....
"I too will acknowledge before my Father every one who acknowledges me before men. I too will deny before my Father who is in heaven every one who denies me before men." Here is laid down the double...
THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING (Matthew 10:1-4)...
CONFESS ME. Greek confess in (_en_. App-104.) Me. Aramaic idiom. I CONFESS ALSO. I also confess. Compare Matthew 10:33....
The Church of the Future (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17 25. (3) Consolation the care of the Father, 26 31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33 39. (6) The hosts of...
_shall confess me_ Literally, confess IN me: make me the central point and object of his confession....
Christ's Charge to the Apostles This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church of...
CHRIST’S CHARGE TO THE APOSTLES This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5-15) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church...
THE CHURCH OF THE FUTURE (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17–25. (3) Consolation—the care of the Father, 26–31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33–39. (6) The hosts of...
ὉΜΟΛΟΓΉΣΕΙ ἘΝ ἘΜΟΊ. Confess _in_ me: make me the central point and object of his confession....
VER 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...
_JESUS TAUGHT THE APOSTLES TO FEAR GOD MATTHEW 10:27-33:_ Tribulation does not take away God's love for His people. He told the apostles, "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill t...
ΌΣΤΙΣ (G3748) rel. _pron._ всякий, ΌΜΟΛΟΓΉΣΕΙ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΌΜΟΛΟΓΈΩ (G3670) признаваться, признавать, утверждать свое согласие с Ним в деяниях и даже в смерти (Hill). Используется с _предл._ Έ...
DISCOURSE: 1346 THE RULE OF CHRIST’S PROCEDURE IN THE LAST DAY Matthew 10:32. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoeve...
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 exte...
SECTION 23 JESUS COMMISSIONS TWELVE APOSTLES TO EVANGELIZE GALILEE IV. JESUS REQUIRES AND REWARDS LOYALTY OF HIS SERVANTS TEXT: 10:32-39 A. THE SUPREME HONOR FOR LOYALTY (10:32) 32. Every one ther...
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN ["DESPISING THE SHAME,"] HIM WILL I CO...
23 The mood of the verb is most important here. The Lord is not telling what would but what may occur. His apostles were frail mortals, easily discouraged, so He does no more than hint at a possible f...
MISSION OF THE TWELVE 1. Mission of the Twelve (Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for their futur...
CHARGE TO THE TWELVE (Mark 6:7 Luke 9:1 : cp. also Luke 10:2, charge to the Seventy). The first eleven vv. of this great charge (Matthew 10:5) represent Christ's words act
LATER CHARGES OF JESUS, REFERRING TO WORK AFTER THE ASCENSION. Matthew 10:16 were probably spoken in Holy Week: see Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 10 JESUS CHOOSES 12 MEN AND SENDS THEM AS HIS WORKERS 10:1-4 V1 Jesus called his 12 *disciples to come to him. Then he gave them auth...
SHALL CONFESS ME. — Literally, _make his confession in and for me;_ and so in the corresponding clause. The promise points forward to the great day when the Son of Man shall be enthroned in His kingdo...
CHAPTER 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36; Matthew 10:1 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36 - Matthew 10:1 So far the Kin
_Prophetic picture of future apostolic tribulations_. An interpolation of our evangelist after his manner of grouping _logia_ of kindred import. The greater part of the material is given in other conn...
_Solemn reference to the final Judgment_. οὖν points back to Matthew 10:27, containing injunction to make open proclamation of the truth. πᾶς ὅστις : nominative absolute at the head of the sentence. ἐ...
FEARLESS CONFESSORS OF CHRIST Matthew 10:24-33 The more Christlike we are, the more certainly shall we incur the dislike and hatred of men. Only let us take care that they hate us, not on account of...
As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that co...
(7) Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. (7) The necessity and reward of openly confessing Christ....
HE SENDS OUT THE TWELVE Matthew 9:37-38. _“Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest, in order that He may send out th...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
Matthew 10:32._Whosoever therefore shall confess me _He now applies to his present subject what he formerly said in a general manner about contempt of death: for we must struggle against the dread of...
So long as God gives Him access to the people, He continues His labour of love. Nevertheless, He was conscious of the iniquity that governed the people, although He did not seek His own glory. Having...
WHOSOEVER THEREFORE SHALL CONFESS ME BEFORE MEN,.... The confession of Christ here, more especially designed, does not so much intend, though it may include, that which is less public, and is necessar...
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. Ver. 32. _Whosoever therefore shall confess me_] A bold and wise confession of Christ is...
_Whosoever_, &c. As a further encouragement to you to cast off all unnecessary cares and fears, to trust in God, and arm yourselves with courage to encounter, and resolution to endure whatever persecu...
CONFESS ME; as his Saviour, and continue to obey me. HIM WILL I CONFESS; acknowledge and treat as my friend. Men's treatment of Christ in this world will determine his treatment of them in the world...
When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority t...
16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 10:33"....
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV Whosoever therefore shall confess in Me before men, him will I also confess before my Father in heaven.[104] Tertullian Against Praxeas , He will confess thos...
Matthew 10:32 Therefore G3767 whoever G3956 G3748 confesses G3670 (G5692) G1722 Me G1698 before G1715 men...
“Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in h...
THEY ARE TO PREACH BOLDLY, REMEMBERING WHOSE THEY ARE, AND ARE NOT TO BE AFRAID FOR THREE REASONS (10:23-33). Having warned His disciples of the opposition that they will face, Jesus now puts everyth...
Matthew 10:32. EVERY ONE, without exception. THEREFORE points to the previous argument for fearing and trusting God. CONFESS ME, lit, ‘confess in me.' A peculiar mode of expression, meaning: ‘shall...
Peculiar to Matthew, though some of the sayings occur in the other Gospels. As such trials and emergencies did not occur on this journey, some suppose this part of the discourse was uttered at a later...
SHALL CONFESS ME (ομολογησε εν εμο). An Aramaic idiom, not Hebrew, see also Luke 12:8. So also here, "him will I also confess" (ομολογησω κ'αγω εν αυτω). Literally this Aramaic idiom reproduced in...
Matthew 10:1. _And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease._ They...
Matthew 10:16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and t...
Our Lord had been sending forth his twelve apostles to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to work miracles in his name. Having given them their commission, he warned them of the treatment they must...
CONTENTS: The twelve instructed and sent out. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, Thaddaeus, Simon, Judas. CONCLUSION: The ca...
Matthew 10:1. _He called to him his twelve disciples._ Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30. And that they might be the twelve foundations...
WHOEVER DECLARES PUBLICLY. To "confess Christ" is not to accept some creed, but to openly show yourself as a follower of Jesus, and to live as he directs. This implies: (1) A confession [declaration]...
_Shall confess Me before men._ I. The nature of that confession which Christianity requires. An open avowal of the Person and Messiahship of Jesus. A conscious adherence to the fundamental doctrines...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 10:1 The Authoritative Mission of the Messiah’s Messengers. This is Jesus’ second major teaching (see Introduction: Key Themes). It focuses on the disciples’ mission to Israel...
CHAPTER 10 _And when He had called_, &c. Observe that Christ, out of all His disciples, chose principally twelve, as S. Luke shows more at length (vi. 13.). He chose twelve Apostles that they should b...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 10:25. BEELZEBUB.—In the original, _Beelzebul_, which is probably the true reading in all the places of the New Testament where this name occurs. Two principal explanations h...
EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35. MATTHEW 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1. Th
Shall we turn now in our bibles to the tenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew? In the beginning of the tenth chapter we find Christ sending His disciples out, telling them to go to the lost sheep of t...
1 John 4:15; 1 Samuel 2:30; 1 Timothy 6:12; 1 Timothy 6:13; 2 Timoth
Confess me [ο μ ο λ ο γ η σ ε ι ε ν ε μ ο ι]. A peculiar but very significant expression. Lit., "Confess in me." The idea is that of confessing Christ out of a state of oneness with him. "Abide in me,...
THE DISCIPLE AND HIS LORD Matthew 10:24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We thought it well to present seven names by which the children of God are known in the New Testament. 1. THE FIRST NAME WE SHALL MENTION...
Whosoever shall confess me — Publicly acknowledge me for the promised Messiah. But this confession implies the receiving his whole doctrine, Mark 8:38, and obeying all his commandments. Luke 9:26....
Observe here, 1. That not to confess Christ, in his account, is to deny him: and to deny him, is to be ashamed of him. 2. That whosoever shall deny, disown, or be ashamed of Christ, either in his per...