8 “And I tell you, everyone who ^backnowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will ^cacknowledge before the angels of God, 9 but the one who ^ddenies me before men will be ^edenied before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who ^fblasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, ^gdo not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12 for the ^hHoly Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”