Matthew 7:23 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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

Matthew 7:23 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Psalms 6:8
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Luke 13:25
When 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:
Matthew 25:12
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Luke 13:27
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

Topics

Commandments Conceit Confession Consistency Day Deceit Deception Depravity of Man

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 21-29)

We have here the conclusion of this long and excellent sermon, the scope of which is to show the indispensable necessity of obedience to the commands of Christ; this is designed to clench the nail, that it might fix in a sure place: he speaks this to his disciples, that sat at his feet whenever he preached, and followed him wherever he went. Had he sought his own praise among men, he would have sa…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 23)

23. And then will I profess unto them--or, openly proclaim--tearing off the mask. I never knew you--What they claimed--intimacy with Christ--is just what He repudiates, and with a certain scornful dignity. “Our acquaintance was not broken off--there never was any.” depart from me--(Compare Mt 25:41). The connection here gives these words an awful significance. They claimed intimacy with Christ, an…