but he who deniesMe beforemenwill be deniedbeforethe angelsof God.
"But whoeverdeniesMe beforemen,I will alsodenyhim beforeMy Fatherwho is in heaven.
"But he answered,'TrulyI sayto you, I do not knowyou.'
"But whenthe Sonof Mancomesin His glory,and allthe angelswith Him, thenHe will siton His gloriousthrone.
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
"And thenI will declareto them, 'I neverknewyou; DEPARTFROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICELAWLESSNESS.'
"For whoeveris ashamedof Me and My wordsin thisadulterousand sinfulgeneration,the Sonof Manwill alsobe ashamedof him whenHe comesin the gloryof His Fatherwith the holyangels."
"In the same way,I tellyou, there is joyin the presenceof the angelsof Godoveronesinnerwho repents."
But he denied[it], saying,"Woman,I do not knowHim."
"For whoeveris ashamedof Me and My words,the Sonof Manwill be ashamedof him whenHe comesin His glory,and [the glory] of the Fatherand of the holyangels.
Ifwe endure,we will alsoreignwith Him; Ifwe denyHim, He alsowill denyus;
Whoeverdeniesthe Sondoes not havethe Father;the one who confessesthe Sonhasthe Fatheralso.
Now,little children,abidein Him, sothat whenHe appears,we may haveconfidenceand not shrinkawayfrom Him in shameat His coming.
I knowyour deeds.Behold,I have putbeforeyou an opendoorwhichno onecanshut,becauseyou havea littlepower,and have keptMy word,and have not deniedMy name.
