Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 25:12

"But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not." — Matthew 25:12 (ASV)

But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

When that door is once shut, it will never again be opened; all Scripture goes to prove that. There are some who foolishly dream about an opening of that door, after death, for those who have died impenitent; but there is nothing in Scripture to warrant such an expectation. The final answer of the Bridegroom to these foolish virgins is, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

I never knew you, says Christ in another place; and this knowledge of his is always bound up with affection. He loves no heart that he does not know in this sense. Those whom he knows, he loves. Will he ever say to me or to you, dear friend, I know you not? God grant that he never may have cause to do so!