Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Luke 9:26 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 26. 26For 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.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 9:26 anchors Luke 9:26's part of Luke 9:18–9:27 in its own wording: “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…”.
Read It With
- Luke 9:18–9:27
Read Luke 9:26 with 9:18–9:27. In isolation, this contribution—anchors Luke 9:26's part of Luke 9:18–9:27 in its own wording: “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…”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: After prayer Peter identifies Jesus as God's Christ; Jesus predicts rejection, death, and resurrection, then calls followers to daily self-denial, cross-bearing, and loyal loss rather than shame.
What Remains True
Luke 9:26 anchors Luke 9:26's part of Luke 9:18–9:27 in its own wording: “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…”. Read inside Luke 9:18–9:27, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: After prayer Peter identifies Jesus as God's Christ; Jesus predicts rejection, death, and resurrection, then calls followers to daily self-denial, cross-bearing, and loyal loss rather than shame. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 9:26 anchors Luke 9:26's part of Luke 9:18–9:27 in its own wording: “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…”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Let confession of Jesus lead into cross-shaped service and truthful expectations, not glory-seeking, self-harm, or pressure on others to accept preventable suffering.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Luke 9:18–9:27 — The Christ Must Suffer and Disciples Must FollowSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 9:18–9:27, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 9:18–9:27
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 9:18–9:27
Open source ↗