Matthew 7:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never acknowledged you [as my people]; go away from me, you people who have done sinful things.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And then I will say to them openly (publicly), I never knew you; depart from Me, you who act wickedly [disregarding My commands]. [Ps. 6:8.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Common English Bible

²³ Then I’ll tell them, ‘I’ve never known you. Get away from me, you people who do wrong.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And then will I disclose to them: 'I have never known you. Depart from me, you workers of iniquity.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

Matthew 7:23 Cross References

Matthew 25:12

But he answered them, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

Matthew 25:41

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.

Luke 13:25

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,’

Luke 13:27

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.’

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd and I know my sheep [intimately], and they know me [that way],

2 Timothy 2:19

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].

Revelation 22:15

On the outside [of the city] are the dogs [Note: This probably refers to people who practiced sexual perversions. See Deut. 23:17] and the sorcerers, and the sexually immoral people, and the murderers, and the idolaters and every person who loves and practices falsehood.