God’s Word Translation
Matthew 25:12
12“But he answered them, ‘I don’t even know who you are!’
Matthew 25:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
- New International Version (NIV)“But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
Context of Matthew 25:12
10“While they were buying oil, the groom arrived. The bridesmaids who were ready went with him into the wedding hall, and the door was shut. 11“Later the other bridesmaids arrived and said, ‘Sir, sir, open the door for us!’ “But he answered them, ‘I don’t even know who you are!’ 13“So stay awake, because you don’t know the day or the hour. 14“The kingdom of heaven is like a man going on a trip. He called his servants and entrusted some money to them.
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ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Matthew 25:12
- Psalms 1:6The Lord knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.
- Psalms 5:5Those who brag cannot stand in your sight. You hate all troublemakers.
- Habakkuk 1:13Your eyes are too pure to look at evil. You can’t watch wickedness. Why do you keep watching treacherous people? Why are you silent when wicked people swallow those who are more righteous than they are?
- Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
- John 9:31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. Instead, he listens to people who are devout and who do what he wants.
- John 10:27My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me,
- 1 Corinthians 8:3But if they love God, they are known by God.
- Galatians 4:9But now you know God, or rather, God knows you. So how can you turn back again to the powerless and bankrupt principles of this world? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?
- 2 Timothy 2:19In spite of all that, God’s ⌞people⌟ have a solid foundation. These words are engraved on it: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Whoever worships the Lord must give up doing wrong.”
Commentaries on Matthew 25:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I know you not - As if he had said, Ye are not of my company - ye were neither with the bride nor the bridegroom: ye slept while the others were in procession. I do not acknowledge you for my disciples - ye are not like him who is love - ye refused to receive his grace - ye sinned it away when ye had it; now you are necessarily excluded from that kingdom where nothing but love and purity can dwell.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I know you not - You were not in the company of those who attended me to the marriage-feast, and are unknown to me. Applied to professing Christians, having only a profession of religion, but no real piety, it means, I do not know or acknowledge you as Christians. I do not approve of you, or delight in you, or admit that you are my friends. The word “know” is often used in the sense of approving, loving, acknowledging as real friends and followers. See…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This parable confirms the need to be alert and ready for Christ's return (Matthew 25:13; see also Luke 12:35–36).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not--The attempt to establish a difference between "I know you not" here, and "I never knew you" in Mt 7:23--as if this were gentler, and so implied a milder fate, reserved for "the foolish" of this parable--is to be resisted, though advocated by such critics as Olshausen, Stier, and Alford. Besides being inconsistent with the general tenor of such language, and particularly the solemn moral…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 25
- 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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