Hath not the Father (oude ton patera echei). “Not even does he have the Father” or God (2Jo 1:9).
He that confesseth the Son (ho homologōn ton huion). Because the Son reveals the Father (Joh 1:18; Joh 14:9). Our only approach to the Father is by the Son (Joh 14:6). Confession of Christ before men is a prerequisite for confession by Christ before the Father (Mat 10:32; Luk 12:8).