Luke 13:27 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) 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.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But He will say, I tell you, I do not know where [what household–certainly not Mine] you come from; depart from Me, all you wrongdoers! American Standard Version (1901) and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. Common English Bible He will respond, ‘I don’t know you or where you are from.Go away from me, all you evildoers!’ Catholic Public Domain Version And he will say to you: 'I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he shall say to you: I know you not, whence you are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. |
Then He [i.e., the King] will say to those at His left side, ‘Go away from me, you who are cursed [by God], into the never ending fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, leaving you standing outside knocking on the door, [and] saying, ‘Sir, [please] open [the door] for us,’ and he answers you, ‘I do not know you or where you came from,’
But now that you have come to know God [as your Father], or rather, to be known by Him [as His children], how can you turn back again to the weak, cheap, elementary teachings [of the Law of Moses], to which you [seem to] desire to become enslaved?
However, the solid foundation of God stands firm. [Note: This probably refers to the church. See I Tim. 3:15]. It is sealed with these words [i.e., certifying God’s ownership and a commitment to Him]: “The Lord knows those who are His people,” [See Num. 16:5], and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord should stop practicing wickedness.” [See Isa. 26:13].