Matthew 7:23

Matthew 7:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Context of Matthew 7:23

21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock: 25and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.

Matthew 7:23 word by word

καὶ τότε ὁμολογήσω αὐτοῖς ὅτι οὐδέποτε ἔγνων ὑμᾶς· ἀποχωρεῖτε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• willὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• professὁμολογέωhomologeō · to confess/professG3670
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• neverοὐδέποτεoudepote · neverG3763
• knewγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• youὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• departἀποχωρέωapochōreō · to leaveG672
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• workἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038

Cross-references for Matthew 7:23

• Matthew 25:12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
• John 10:14I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
• 2 Timothy 2:19Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
• Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
• Psalms 5:5The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
• Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
• Luke 13:25When 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, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;
• Revelation 22:15Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Commentaries on Matthew 7:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Will I profess - , I will fully and plainly tell them, I never knew you - I never approved of you; for so the word is used in many places, both in the Old and New Testaments. You held the truth in unrighteousness, while you preached my pure and holy doctrine; and for the sake of my own truth, and through my love to the souls of men, I blessed your preaching; but yourselves I could never esteem, because you were destitute of the spirit of my Gospel, unholy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Profess unto them - Say unto them; plainly declare. I never knew you - That is, I never approved of your conduct; never loved you; never regarded you as my friends. See Psalm 1:6; 2 Timothy 2:19; 1 Corinthians 8:3. This proves that, with all their pretensions, they had never been true followers of Christ. Jesus will not then say to false prophets and false professors of religion that he had once known them and then rejected them; that they had been once…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live a holy life, that we love one another. This is his will, even our sanctification. Let us take heed of resting in outward privileges and doings, lest we deceive ourselves, and perish eternally, as multitudes do, with a lie in our right hand. Let every…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23I never knew you: These people were never truly converted, even though they did great works in the name of God. They refused to follow the Father's will as taught by Jesus, and they continued to break Gods commands. Because they never knew Christ, they never learned to do what he commanded.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. And then will I profess unto them--or, openly proclaim--tearing off the mask. I never knew you--What they claimed--intimacy with Christ--is just what He repudiates, and with a certain scornful dignity. "Our acquaintance was not broken off--there never was any." depart from me--(Compare Mt 25:41). The connection here gives these words an awful significance. They claimed intimacy with Christ, and in the corresponding passage, Lu 13:26, are represented…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:23

• Commandments
• Confession
• Hypocrisy
• Judgment
• Minister, Christian
• Quotations and Allusions
• Readings, Select
• Religion
• Self-Delusion
• Self-Righteousness
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Descend
• Destruction
• Gather
• Judge
• Measure
• Mote
• None
• Profess
• Rock

Commentaries on Matthew 7

• 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