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“I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God;
Verse 8. Whosoever shall confess me. By these words we are informed, that more than bare inward protestations of fidelity will be demanded of us; for he moreover requires an exterior confession of our faith. Saint Ambrose.
but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.
Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer or what you will say;
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”