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NASB | Matthew 10:33 "But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:33 "But the one who denies and rejects Me before men, that one I will also deny and reject before My Father who is in heaven. |
Subject: Was Peter denied before the Father? |
Bible Note: Well said Nolan. The word "confess" in the previous verse means to "covenant" or "acknowledge"... hence: "Covenant" means a binding agreement, and "Acknowledge" means: 1.to admit to be true, 2.to recognize the authority or claims of, 3.to recognize and answer (a greeting or introduction, 4.to express thanks for, 5.to state that one has received (gift etc) Those things are all incorporated in the word "confess". And the opposite of confess would be "deny", meaning to "reject" or "contradict" those things (Greek "arneomai" - deny). But Jesus used a different word with a slightly different meaning when stating that "Peter would deny me thrice". That word is "aparneomai" with more of the meaning to "disown". |