Luke 12:9

But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

Cross-reference

Luke 9:26 Parallel

Luke 9:26 parallels being ashamed of Jesus with eschatological rejection — same warning about denial leading to being denied.

Luke 22:57 Parallel

In Luke 22:57, Peter's denial of Jesus exemplifies the very warning—denying Christ before men.

Matthew 10:33 contains the identical denial saying: denying Jesus before men leads to being denied before the Father.

In Matthew 25:12, the bridegroom's 'I do not know you' mirrors the denial before angels—both depict final rejection.

Mark 8:38 Parallel

Mark 8:38 parallels being ashamed of Jesus with being denied when the Son of Man comes — same theme of reciprocal rejection.

2 Timothy 2:12 states 'if we deny him, he will also deny us' — the same principle of reciprocal denial.

1 John 2:23 Parallel

1 John 2:23 explicitly parallels denying the Son with losing the Father—directly expanding the consequence here.

Matthew 10:32 is the positive counterpart—acknowledgment before the Father directly contrasting denial before angels.

2 Peter 2:1 Parallel

In 2 Peter 2:1, false teachers deny the Lord — showing that denial of Christ leads to judgment, echoing Jesus' warning about being denied before angels.

1 John 2:28 Related theme

1 John 2:28 urges abiding to avoid shame at Christ's coming—contrasting the confidence with the denial's outcome.