Luke 9:26 Meaning and Explanation
“For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Whoever is ashamed of Jesus and his words now will find the Son of man ashamed of him when he comes in glory with the Father and the holy angels.
What Does Luke 9:26 Mean?
The Lord who has just spoken of his cross now speaks of his return. Between those two events stands every disciple, choosing daily whether to own or to disown him. To be ashamed of Jesus and his words in this age is to be disowned in the next, when the Son of man comes in his own glory, the glory of his Father, and that of the holy angels.
Shame is quieter than denial, a silence here, a distancing there, yet Jesus treats it with full seriousness. The scene reverses every social calculation: the opinion that finally matters belongs not to the room we feared but to the King who comes. To confess him now, at whatever cost, is to be confessed by him then, before the Father and the angels.
Luke 9:26 in the Original Language
epaischynomai (ἐπαισχύνομαι), 'ashamed' -- to feel shame over and so disown.
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What does Luke 9:26 mean?
Whoever is ashamed of Jesus and his words now will find the Son of man ashamed of him when he comes in glory with the Father and the holy angels.