New King James Version
Matthew 25:12
12But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
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 Living Translation (NLT)“But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’
Context of Matthew 25:12
10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. 11“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. 14“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
Read all of Matthew 25Matthew 25:12 word by word
ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· οὐκ οἶδα ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 25:12
- Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- Psalms 5:5The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.
- Habakkuk 1:13You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, And cannot look on wickedness. Why do You look on those who deal treacherously, And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours A person more righteous than he?
- Luke 13:26then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.’
- John 9:31Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.
- John 10:27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
- 1 Corinthians 8:3But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.
- Galatians 4:9But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
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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