Luke 13:27

Luke 13:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
• New International Version (NIV)“But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!'
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He will say, ‘I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.’

Context of Luke 13:27

25Once the head of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door [again and again], saying, ‘Lord, open to us!’ then He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you are from [for you are not of My household].’ 26Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets’; but He will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers!’ 28In that place there will be weeping [in sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [in distress and anger] when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out and driven away. 29And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and they will sit down [and feast at the table] in the kingdom of God.

Luke 13:27 word by word

καὶ ἐρεῖ· λέγων ὑμῖν· οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς πόθεν ἐστέ, ἀπόστητε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ πάντες ἐργάται ἀδικίας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butκαίkai · andG2532
• he shall sayἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• I tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• youσύsu · youG4771
• I knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• ye areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• departἀφίστημιaphistēmi · to leaveG868
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• workersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• workersἐργάτηςergatēs · workerG2040
• of iniquityἀδικίαadikia · unrighteousnessG93

Cross-references for Luke 13:27

• Luke 13:25Once the head of the house gets up and closes the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock on the door [again and again], saying, ‘Lord, open to us!’ then He will answer you, ‘I do not know where you are from [for you are not of My household].’
• Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.
• Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day [when I judge them], ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, and driven out demons in Your name, and done many miracles in Your name?’
• Matthew 25:12But He replied, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I do not know you [we have no relationship].’
• 1 Corinthians 8:3But if anyone loves God [with awe-filled reverence, obedience and gratitude], he is known by Him [as His very own and is greatly loved].
• Galatians 4:9Now, however, since you have come to know [the true] God [through personal experience], or rather to be known by God, how is it that you are turning back again to the weak and worthless elemental principles [of religions and philosophies], to which you want to be enslaved all over again?
• 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God [which He has laid] stands [sure and unshaken despite attacks], bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord stand apart from wickedness and withdraw from wrongdoing.”
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; The Lord detests and rejects the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
• Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all you who do evil, For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
• Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who do evil, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While malice and mischief are in their hearts.
• Psalms 101:8Morning after morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, That I may cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do evil.
• Psalms 119:115Leave me, you evildoers, That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].
• Psalms 125:5But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God], The Lord will lead them away with those who do evil. Peace be upon Israel.
• Hosea 9:12Even though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them until not one is left. Indeed, woe (judgment is coming) to them when I look away and withdraw [My blessing] from them!
• Matthew 25:41“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);

Commentaries on Luke 13:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27See the notes at Matthew 7:23.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-30Verses 23-30 Our Saviour came to guide men's consciences, not to gratify their curiosity. Ask not, How many shall be saved? But, Shall I be one of them? Not, What shall become of such and such? But, What shall I do, and what will become of me? Strive to enter in at the strait gate. This is directed to each of us; it is, Strive ye. All that will be saved, must enter in at the strait gate, must undergo a change of the whole man. Those that would enter in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. See on the similar passage (Mt 7:22, 23). eaten and drunk, &c.--We have sat with Thee at the same table. (See on Mt 7:22). taught in our streets--Do we not remember listening in our own streets to Thy teaching? Surely we are not to be denied admittance?Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:27

• Despondency
• Formalism
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Opportunity
• Reprobacy
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Nay
• Repent
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Iniquity
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Worker; Workfellow; Workman

Commentaries on Luke 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings