Luke 12:9 (YLT)

Passage

and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

Nearby Context

Luke 12:7 but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.

Luke 12:8 `And I say to you, Every one--whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,

Luke 12:9 and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

Luke 12:10 and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.

Luke 12:11 `And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And I say to you Every one--whoever..." into verse 10's "and every one whoever shall say a...", so "hath" and "denied" 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 "hath" and "denied" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.