Answer: If we do not acknowledge Jesus as our Lord, He will disown us before the Father in heaven, (verse 33).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Matthew 7:23: [Jesus said,] "Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from Me, you evildoers!'"
Luke 12:8-9: [Jesus said,] "I tell you, whoever acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns Me before men will be disowned before the angels of God."
