And He will say [i.e., the Lord is represented as saying this in the judgment. See Matt. 7:23; 8:11- 12], ‘I tell you, I do not know where you came from, [so] go away from me, all you people who have done sinful things.’
Luke 13:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) then you will begin to say, ‘We used to eat and drink with you, and you taught in our streets.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then you will begin to say, We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets. American Standard Version (1901) then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets; Common English Bible Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then you shall begin to say: We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. |
And He will say [i.e., the Lord is represented as saying this in the judgment. See Matt. 7:23; 8:11- 12], ‘I tell you, I do not know where you came from, [so] go away from me, all you people who have done sinful things.’
Demonstrate by your lives that you have [really] repented, and quit saying to yourselves, ‘We claim Abraham as our forefather,’ because I tell you, God is able to make Abraham’s children out of these stones.
[These people] maintain an appearance of being godly, but they have denied its power; [you should] turn away from such people.
These people claim to know God [as Savior], but they deny Him by their actions, so they are detestable and disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.