Matthew 10:32

10:32 “Whoever, then, acknowledges ¹  me before people, I will acknowledge ²  before my Father in heaven.

Luke 12:8

12:8 “I ³  tell you, whoever acknowledges ⁴  me before men, ⁵  the Son of Man will also acknowledge ⁶  before God’s angels.

Romans 10:10

10:10 For with the heart one believes and thus has righteousness ⁷  and with the mouth one confesses and thus has salvation. ⁸ 

Romans 10:1

10:1 Brothers and sisters, ⁹  my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites ¹⁰  is for their salvation.

Romans 4:2

4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous ¹¹  by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.

Romans 4:15

4:15 For the law brings wrath, because where there is no law there is no transgression ¹²  either.

¹ tn Or “confesses.”

² tn Grk “I will acknowledge him also.”

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Or “confesses.”

⁵ tn Although this is a generic reference and includes both males and females, in this context “men” has been retained because of the wordplay with the Son of Man and the contrast with the angels. The same is true of the occurrence of “men” in v. 9.

⁶ sn This acknowledgment will take place at the judgment. Of course, the Son of Man is a reference to Jesus as it has been throughout the Gospel. On Jesus and judgment, see 22:69; Acts 10:42-43; 17:31.

⁷ tn Grk “believes to righteousness.”

⁸ tn Grk “confesses to salvation.”

⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

¹⁰ tn Grk “on behalf of them”; the referent (Paul’s fellow Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Or “was justified.”

¹² tn Or “violation.”