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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to instruct his disciples about the reasons why they should not be afraid of the persecution that they might experience.
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# everyone who confesses me ... I will also confess before my Father
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"whoever confesses me ... I will also confess before my Father" or "if anyone confesses me ... I will also confess him before my Father"
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# confesses me before men
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"tells others that he is my disciple" or "acknowledges before other people that he is loyal to me"
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# I will also confess before my Father who is in heaven
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You can make explicit the information that is understood. Alternate translation: "I will also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven that that person belongs to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# my Father who is in heaven
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"my heavenly Father"
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# Father
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This is an important title for God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
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