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Then I will tell them, `I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.`
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A Relationship, Not a Resume
Commentators stress that "I never knew you" does not mean these people lost their salvation, but that they never possessed it. The biblical term for "know" implies a deep, personal relationship of love and approval. Despite their impressive religious activities, they never had a genuine, saving relationship with Christ.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Profess unto them. Say to them; plainly declare.
I never knew you. That is, I never approved, loved, or regarded you as my…
19th Century
Anglican
Then I will profess to them—These words form a remarkable complement to the promise, “Whoever confesses Me before men, him I w…
Baptist
Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name have cast out devils? And in your name done…
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If vv.15–20 deal with false prophets, vv.21–23 deal with false followers. Their cry of “Lord, Lord” (v.21) reflects fervency. In Jesus’ day it is d…
16th Century
Protestant
And then will I confess to them.482 By using the word ὁμολογήσω, I will confess,483 Christ appears to allud…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then will I profess to them Publicly before men and angels, at the day of judgment,
I never knew …
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Christ here shows that it will not be enough to acknowledge Him as our Master, merely in word and tongue. It is necessary for our happiness that we…
13th Century
Catholic
He gives precautions concerning those against whom one should be on guard. Now, they are described by their profession as prophets.
But one …
