25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 23-30)We have here, I. A question put to our Lord Jesus. Who it was that put it we are not told, whether a friend or a foe; for he both gave a great liberty of questioning him and returned answers to the thoughts and intents of the heart. The question was, Are there few that are saved ? Luke 13:23: ei oligoi hoi sozomenoi —“ If the saved be few ? Master, I have heard thou shouldest say so; is it true?” ...
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