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declare openly by way of speaking out freely, such confession being the effect of deep
conviction of facts,” Matt. 7:23; 10:32 (twice) and Luke 12:8 (see next par.); John 9:22;
12:42; Acts 23:8; Rom. 10:9-10 (“confession is made”); 1 Tim. 6:12 (
RV
); Titus 1:16; 1
John 2:23; 4:2, 15; 2 John 7 (in John’s epistle it is the necessary antithesis to Gnostic
doceticism); Rev. 3:5, in the best mss. (some have No. 2 here); (d) “to confess by way of
celebrating with praise,” Heb. 13:15; (e) “to promise,” Matt. 14:7.
In Matt. 10:32 and Luke 12:8 the construction of this verb with , “in,” followed by
the dative case of the personal pronoun, has a special significance, namely, to “confess”
in a person’s name, the nature of the “confession” being determined by the context, the
suggestion being to make a public “confession.” Thus the statement, “every one … who
shall confess Me (lit. “in Me,” i.e., in My case) before men, him (lit., “in him,” i.e., in his
case) will I also confess before My Father … ,” conveys the thought of “confessing”
allegiance to Christ as one’s Master and Lord, and, on the other hand, of
acknowledgment, on His part, of the faithful one as being His worshipper and servant,
His loyal follower; this is appropriate to the original idea in
of being
identified in thought or language. See
PROEFESS
,
PROMISE
,
THANK
.¶
2.
@
(
#
!
, 1843), , “out,” intensive, and No. 1, and accordingly
stronger than No. 1, “to confess forth,” i.e., “freely, openly,” is used (a) “of a public
acknowledgment or confession of sins,” Matt. 3:6; Mark 1:5; Acts 19:18; Jas. 5:16; (b)
“to profess or acknowledge openly,” Matt. 11:25 (translated “thank,” but indicating the
fuller idea); Phil. 2:11 (some mss. have it in Rev. 3:5: see No. 1); (c) “to confess by way
of celebrating, giving praise,” Rom. 14:11; 15:9. In Luke 10:21, it is translated “I thank,”
the true meaning being “I gladly acknowledge.” In Luke 22:6 it signifies to consent (
RV
),
for
KJV
, “promised.” See
CONSENT
,
PROMISE
,
THANK
.¶
B. Noun.
(
3
&
, 3671), akin to A, No. 1, denotes “confession, by
acknowledgment of the truth,” 2 Cor. 9:13; 1 Tim. 6:12-13; Heb. 3:1; 4:14; 10:23 (
KJV
,
incorrectly, “profession,” except in 1 Tim. 6:13).¶
Note:
For the adverb
$
, confessedly, see
CONTROVERSY
.
CONFIDENCE (Noun, or Verb with “have”), CONFIDENT (-LY)
A. Nouns.
1.
(
&
, 4006), akin to
, B, No. 1 below, denotes
“persuasion, assurance, confidence,” 2 Cor. 1:15; 3:4,
KJV
, “trust”; 8:22; 10:2; Eph. 3:12;
Phil. 3:4. See
TRUST
.¶
2.
$
(
%
, 5287), lit., “a standing under” (
$
, “under,”
, “a
standing”), “that which stands, or is set, under, a foundation, beginning”; hence, the
quality of confidence which leads one to stand under, endure, or undertake anything, 2
Cor. 9:4; 11:17; Heb. 3:14. Twice in Heb. it signifies “substance,” 1:3 (
KJV
, “Person”)
and 11:1. See
SUBSTANCE
.¶
3.
(
9: &
, 3954), often rendered “confidence” in the
KJV
, is in all such
instances rendered “boldness” in the
RV
, Acts 28:31; Heb. 3:6; 1 John 2:28; 3:21; 5:14.
See
BOLDNESS
,
OPENLY
,
PLAINNESS
.
B. Verbs.