* **Everyone who confesses me before men** - "Whoever tells others that he is my disciple" or "Anyone who acknowledges before others that he is loyal to me"
* **the Son of Man** - Jesus was referring to himself. This could be translated as "I, the Son of Man."
* **he who denies me before men** - "he who disowns me before people." This could also be translated as "whoever refuses to acknowledge to others that he is my disciple" or "if anyone refuses to say that he is loyal to me."