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

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: 26then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten in thy presence and drunk, and thou hast taught in our streets; and he shall say, I tell you, I do not know you whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity. 28There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves cast out. 29And they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall lie down at 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

• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• departἀφίστημιaphistēmi · to leaveG868
• workersἐργάτηςergatēs · workerG2040
• iniquityἀδικίαadikia · unrighteousnessG93

Cross-references for Luke 13:27

• Luke 13:25From 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:
• Psalms 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
• Matthew 7:22Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power?
• Matthew 25:12but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.
• 1 Corinthians 8:3But if any one love God, he is known of him):
• Galatians 4:9but now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do ye turn again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye desire to be again anew in bondage?
• 2 Timothy 2:19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, [The] Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of [the] Lord withdraw from iniquity.
• Psalms 5:6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.
• Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
• Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.
• Psalms 101:8Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.
• Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.
• Psalms 125:5But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!
• Hosea 9:12For even should they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, [that] not a man [remain]: for woe also to them when I shall have departed from them!
• 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 13:27

• 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