Mateo 10:33

33 Y cualquiera que me negare delante de los hombres, le negaré yo también delante de mi Padre que está en los cielos

Mateo 10:33 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 10:33

But whosoever shall deny me before men
Deny that he is a disciple of Christ, and that Christ is his Lord and master, act contrary to him, deliver things repugnant to his mind and will; which for a disciple to do to his master was a very heinous crime with the Jews:

``if (say they ^F14) Rabbi Jochanan, (rwpky) , "deny" Rabbi Eleazar, his disciple, he will not "deny" Rabbi Jannai, his "master".''

Some regard may be had here to Peter's after denial of Christ; and this proviso be supposed, "except he repent", as he did. Moreover, to deny Christ, is to drop, or oppose any of those truths which regard his person, office, and grace; or to hide and conceal them from men, through fear, shame, or cowardice of mind: and even not to confess him, through fear of men, is interpreted, by Christ, a denial of him; and such who deny him in any form and shape, either by words or deeds,

him,
says he,

will I also deny before my Father which is heaven;
he will deny them to be disciples, or that they belong to him; he will deny that he ever knew them, loved or approved of them; he will declare in the presence of his Father, his disapprobation of them, his indignation against them, that they are workers of iniquity; yea, he will do more, he will banish them from his presence, and send them into everlasting burnings.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Juchasin, fol. 80. 2.

Mateo 10:33 In-Context

31 Así que, no temáis; más valéis vosotros que muchos pajarillos

32 Cualquiera pues que me confesare delante de los hombres, le confesaré yo también delante de mi Padre que está en los cielos

33 Y cualquiera que me negare delante de los hombres, le negaré yo también delante de mi Padre que está en los cielos

34 No penséis que he venido para meter paz en la tierra; no he venido para meter paz, sino espada

35 Porque he venido para hacer disensión del hombre contra su padre, y de la hija contra su madre, y de la nuera contra su suegra