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Luke 13:25
25From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:
Luke 13:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
- New International Version (NIV)Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ “But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from,’
Context of Luke 13:25
23And one said to him, Sir, [are] such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them, 24Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able. From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are: 26then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten in thy presence and drunk, and thou hast taught in our streets; 27and he shall say, I tell you, I do not know you whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity.
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ἀφ᾽ οὗ ἂν ἐγερθῇ ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης καὶ ἀποκλείσῃ τὴν θύραν καὶ ἄρξησθε ἔξω ἑστάναι καὶ κρούειν τὴν θύραν λέγοντες· κύριε ἄνοιξον ἡμῖν· καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ἐρεῖ ὑμῖν· οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς πόθεν ἐστέ·Read the interlinear
- masterκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēs · householderG3617
- risenἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- doorθύραthura · doorG2374
- beginἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
- standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- knockκρούωkrouō · to knockG2925
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- openἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
- answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
Cross-references for Luke 13:25
- Psalms 32:6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
- 2 Corinthians 6:2(for he says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now [is the] well-accepted time; behold, now [the] day of salvation:)
- Hebrews 3:7Wherefore, even as says the Holy Spirit, To-day if ye will hear his voice,
- Hebrews 12:17for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.
- Genesis 7:16And they that came, came male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him. And Jehovah shut him in.
- Matthew 25:10But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the [ones that were] ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.
- Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?
- Matthew 7:21Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
- Matthew 25:11Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;
- Luke 13:27and he shall say, I tell you, I do not know you whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity.
- Matthew 7:23and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness.
- Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Commentaries on Luke 13:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And hath shut to the door - See the notes on Matthew 7:22-23; (note), and 25:10-41.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25When once the master - The figure here used is taken from the conduct of a housekeeper, who is willing to see his friends, and who at the proper time keeps his doors open. But there is a proper time for closing them, when he will not see his guests. At night it would be improper and vain to seek an entrance - the house would be shut. So there is a proper time to seek an entrance into heaven; but there will be a time when it will be too late. At death…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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door: At a banquet or feast, the master locks the door after the guests with an invitation arrive. I do not know where you are from: In Scripture, knowing often means being chosen by God for a special relationship (Isaiah 63:16; Jeremiah 1:5; Amos 3:2). The people of Israel were God's chosen people. They came from Abraham's family line (where you are from), but those who failed to respond to the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. master of the house is risen up and hath shut to the door--awfully sublime and vivid picture! At present he is represented as in a sitting posture, as if calmly looking on to see who will "strive," while entrance is practicable, and who will merely "seek" to enter in. But this is to have an end, by the great Master of the house Himself rising and shutting the door, after which there will be no admittance. Lord, Lord--emphatic reduplication, expressive…Read the comment
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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
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