Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV Whosoever therefore shall confess in Me before men, him will I also confess before my Father in heaven.[104] Tertullian Against Praxeas , He will confess those who confess Him, and deny those who deny Him, before His Father.[375] Tertullian De Fuga in Persecutione If to flee, how to suffer? If to suffer, how to flee? In fact, what utter inconsistency in the decrees of One who commands to flee, and yet urges to suffer, which is the very opposite! "Him who will confess Me, I also will confess before My Father."[24] Cyprian Epistle IX n our brotherhood is deceived by some of you, who, while without the means of restoring salvation they desire to please, become a still greater stumbling-block to the lapsed, For that it is a very great crime which persecution has compelled to be committed, they themselves know who have committed it; since our Lord and Judge has said, "Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven; but whosoever shall deny me, him will I also deny."[3] Cyprian Epistle XXXVI "Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven,"[2] Cyprian Treatise XI Exhortation to Martyrdom Addressed to Fortunatus And therefore in the Gospel He threatens, and says: "Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven; but whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."[37] Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews Also in the same place: "Whosoever shall confess me before men, him also will I confess before my Father which is in heaven; but he who shall deny me before men, him also will I deny before my Father which is in heaven. And he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved."[484] A Treatise on Re-Baptism by an Anonymous Writer has been punished before it has been granted him to be baptized with water? Wilt thou declare him to have perished because he has not been baptized with water? Or, indeed, wilt thou think that there may be something from without that helps him to salvation, although he is not baptized with water? Thy thinking him to have perished will be opposed by the sentence of the Lord, who says, "Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven; "[31] Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book V For such a one is worthy of God, and will fulfil His will by supplying those who have confessed Him before nations and kings, and the children of Israel; concerning whom our Lord declared, saying: "Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father."[1] 2 Clement "Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him will I confess before My Father."[27] but by not denying Him through whom this knowledge has been attained? For He himself declares, "Whosoever shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father."[20] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII etc.; but, "Whosoever shall confess Me,"[122] arid bears testimony to the works of Christ, as making confession by all these things of Christ before men, will be confessed by Him before His Father in heaven.[167]