Luke 12:8 (DRB)

Passage

And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

Luke 12:7 Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:8 And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

Luke 12:9 But he that shall deny me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

Luke 12:10 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whosoever", "shall", "confess", "before", and "angels". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whosoever" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Yea the very hairs of your head..." into verse 9's "But he that shall deny me before...", so "whosoever" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "whosoever" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.