Matthew 10:32 - The Message32-33 “Stand up for me against world opinion and I’ll stand up for you before my Father in heaven. If you turn tail and run, do you think I’ll cover for you? Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176932 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition32 Therefore, everyone who acknowledges Me before men and confesses Me [out of a state of oneness with Me], I will also acknowledge him before My Father Who is in heaven and confess [that I am abiding in] him. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)32 Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible32 “Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version32 Therefore, everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father, who is in heaven. Ver Capítulo |
So don’t be embarrassed to speak up for our Master or for me, his prisoner. Take your share of suffering for the Message along with the rest of us. We can only keep on going, after all, by the power of God, who first saved us and then called us to this holy work. We had nothing to do with it. It was all his idea, a gift prepared for us in Jesus long before we knew anything about it. But we know it now. Since the appearance of our Savior, nothing could be plainer: death defeated, life vindicated in a steady blaze of light, all through the work of Jesus.
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why: I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.’