AND I SAY TO YOU: WHOEVER CONFESSES ME BEFORE MEN, THE SON OF MAN WILL ALSO CONFESS HIM BEFORE THE ANGELS OF GOD; BUT WHOEVER HAS DENIED ME BEFORE MEN WILL BE DENIED BEFORE THE ANGELS OF GOD. AND WHOEVER SPEAKS AGAINST THE SON OF MAN, HE WILL BE FORGIVEN; BUT TO HIM WHO HAS SPOKEN ABUSIVE WORDS AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT, HE WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN.