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

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

but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.

But everyone who will have denied me before men, he will be denied before the Angels of God.

but the person who publicly disowns me will be altogether disowned before God's angels.

But he that denieth me before men,.... That is, that continues to deny Christ, and lives and dies a denier of him; for otherwise it is possible for a person to deny Jesus to be the Son of God, or the Messiah, and afterwards confess him, as a Pagan or Jew; and through temptation, a real Christian may be left for a while, in one shape or another, to deny him and his truths, and afterwards truly repent, and at last be saved, as Peter; but they that deny Christ publicly, and persist in it,
shall be denied before the angels of God: they will be denied by Christ as belonging to him; they will be denied admission into heaven; they will be covered with shame and confusion publicly; they will be sent into everlasting burnings, and be ever tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels.