“ What about someone who says in front of others that he knows me? I tell you, the Son of Man will say in front of God’s angels that he knows that person.

“我又告诉你们，凡在人面前认我的，人子在神的使者面前也必认他；

“我又告诉你们，凡在人面前认我的，人子在上帝的使者面前也必认他；

“我又告诉你们，凡在人面前认我的，人子在神的使者面前也必认他；

“我告诉你们，凡在人面前承认我的，人子在上帝的天使面前也必承认他。

“我告诉你们，凡在人面前承认我的，人子在神的使者面前也承认他；

“我告诉你们：无论谁在人面前承认我，人子在神的天使们面前也将承认他；

「我又告訴你們，凡在人面前認我的，人子在神的使者面前也必認他；

「我又告訴你們，凡在人面前認我的，人子在上帝的使者面前也必認他；

「我又告訴你們，凡在人面前認我的，人子在神的使者面前也必認他；

「我告訴你們，凡在人面前承認我的，人子在上帝的天使面前也必承認他。

“我告訴你們，凡在人面前承認我的，人子在神的使者面前也承認他；

我告訴你們，凡在人面前承認我的，人子在上帝的使者面前也必承認他。

「我告訴你們：無論誰在人面前承認我，人子在神的天使們面前也將承認他；

我又語汝、凡於人前認我者、人子於上帝使者前、亦必認之、

吾語汝、在人前認我者、人子於上帝使者前、亦將認之、

我告爾、凡認我於人前者、人子亦將認彼於天主使者前、

予語爾凡認予於人前者、人子亦必認之於天主之眾天神前。

“ I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.

“ And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,

“ I tell you the truth, everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God’s angels.

“ And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,

“ Now I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God;

“ Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

“ And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

“ I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before God’s angels.

“ I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God;

“ What if someone says in front of others that they know me? I will also say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I know them.But what if someone says in front of others that they don’t know me? I will say in front of my Father who is in heaven that I don’t know them.

Say with your mouth,“ Jesus is Lord.” Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead. Then you will be saved.With your heart you believe and are made right with God. With your mouth you say what you believe. And so you are saved.

‘ I know that you live where Satan has his throne. But you remain faithful to me. You did not give up your faith in me. You didn’t give it up even in the days of Antipas. Antipas, my faithful witness, was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.

I tell you, it is the same in heaven. There is joy in heaven over one sinner who turns away from sin.”

If we don’t give up, we will also rule with him. If we say we don’t know him, he will also say he doesn’t know us.

‘ But you have a few people in Sardis who are pure. They aren’t covered with evil like dirty clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, because they are worthy.Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will dress that person in white like those worthy people. I will never erase their names from the book of life. I will speak of them by name to my Father and his angels.

I will talk about your covenant laws to kings. I will not be put to shame.

“ The Son of Man will come in all his glory. All the angels will come with him. Then he will sit in glory on his throne.All the nations will be gathered in front of him. He will separate the people into two groups. He will be like a shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats.He will put the sheep to his right and the goats to his left.“ Then the King will speak to those on his right. He will say,‘ My Father has blessed you. Come and take what is yours. It is the kingdom prepared for you since the world was created.

Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you. You will be treated badly for ten days. Be faithful, even if it means you must die. Then I will give you life as your crown of victory.

“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He announced,‘ I promised that members of your family line would serve me as priests forever.’ But now the Lord announces,‘ I will not let that happen! I will honor those who honor me. But I will turn away from those who look down on me.

Give praise to the God who is able to keep you from falling into sin. He will bring you into his heavenly glory without any fault. He will bring you there with great joy.Give praise to the only God our Savior. Glory, majesty, power and authority belong to him. Give praise to him through Jesus Christ our Lord. His praise was before all time, continues now, and will last forever. Amen.