work iniquity
sin, lawlessness.
( See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23).
Profess unto them - Say unto them; plainly declare. I never knew you - That is, I never approved of your conduct; never loved you; never rega...
And then will I profess unto them, (f) I never knew you: depart from me, (g) ye that work iniquity. (f) This is not of ignorance, but because he wil...
Epilogue. Warnings and exhortations close the new Law, like the old ( Exodus 23:20 ff.). Matthew 7:13 f. The Two Gates and the Two Ways ( Lu...
knew . got to know. Greek. ginosko. See App-132. from . away from. Greek. apo. App-104. iniquity . lawlessness. See App-128.
23. And then will I confess to them (482) By using the word ὁμολογήσω , I will confess, (483) Christ appears to allude to the vain boas...
DISCOURSE: 1333 THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF TRUE RELIGION Matthew 7:21-23 . Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the...
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Will I profess - Ομολογησω, I will fully and plainly tell...
I never knew you— To know frequently signifies, in Scripture, to acknowledge or approve. The meaning is, "Though I called you to be my servan...
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. And then will I profess unto them, х homologees...
The Sermon on the Mount (concluded) The connexion of thought in this chapter is less close than in the earlier part of the sermon, and the whole c...
The punishment of false prophets, and of all hypocrites. Our Lord carries us forward in thought to the day of judgment. Even then the false prophet...
I never knew you ] i.e. as true disciples: cp. Luke 13:27 . The divinity of Christ appears not only from His office of judge, but from His power to...
Then will I profess unto them. — The words form a remarkable complement to the promise, “Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him will I confess...
Chapter 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1-48 ; Matthew 6:1-34 ; Matthew 7:1-29 IT may seem almost heresy to...
Seeking Life; Testing Leaders Matthew 7:13-23 The world is full of shams. Counterfeit coins circulate; paste jewels are worn. Let us take heed...
After thus enunciating the laws of the Kingdom, and bringing men into the realm of direct dealing with God, the King authoritatively set up the stand...
Nothing can be more interesting than what the Lord JESUS hath here said. And no form of words can be more decisive to mark the godly man from the hyp...
Then will I profess unto them ,.... Publicly before men and angels, at the day of judgment, I never knew you ; which must be understood consistent...
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Ver. 23. And then well I profess unto them, I never k...
Many will say to me in that day Many, both preachers and hearers, both ministers and people, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? Have...
Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers...
The Sermon on the Mount. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall e...
That by that day is to be understood the day of judgment is generally agreed by interpreters. We have prophesied in thy name; that is, revealed t...
Exhortation to Choose the Right Way and Produce Good Fruit by Full Obedience to His Words So As To Enter Into Life and Avoid Destruction (7:13-27)....
It Is Not Enough To Say ‘Lord, Lord'. The Test Of Men Is Found In Doing The Will Of God (7:21-23). Jesus now widens His words to include all who p...
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, Did we not prophesy by your name, And by your name cast out demons, And by your name do many mighty w...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 7:13 . Destruction. —The word implies, not annihilation, but waste ( Matthew 26:8 ; Mark 14:4 ), perdition, i.e . the l...
Matthew 7:15-29 I. The object of our Lord in this Sermon on the Mount was to convey an accurate idea of the righteousness required in His kingdom....
Matthew 7:21-29 The Wise and Foolish Builders. I. The Lord describes the false disciples as men who cry, "Lord, Lord," to Him, but who bear no fr...
While we are reading, let us also be adoring at the same time, for the. words of Christ have a gracious divinity about them; they are infinite; they...
Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. You are not called to judge; you are not qualified to judge: «God is the Judge: he putteth down o...
Matthew 7:1-2 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete it shall be me...
Matthew 7:7 . Ask, and it shall be given you; He that will not ask for it deserves to go without it. Have you ever asked for it? If not, whose fa...
Matthew 7:13-14 . Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which...
Matthew 7:13 . Enter ye in at the strait gate. It is very unpopular. The great ones will recommend to you great liberality and breadth; but enter...
Matthew 7:1 . Judge not, that ye be not judged. This refers to private and censorious reproaches of others. We must judge nothing before the time....
EXPOSITION Matthew 7:1-40 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards ( Matthew 6:19-40 ), so does censoriousness m...
Christ's warning of Judgment:
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from Me, ye that work iniquity. In that day, in the great, dread Day of Judgment, when...
2 Timothy 2:19 ; John 10:14 ; John 10:27-30 ; Luke 13:25 ; Luke 13:27 ; Matthew 25:12 ; Matthew 25:41 ; Psalms 5:5 ; Psalms 6:8 ; Revelatio...
The Sermon on the Mount (Continued) Matthew 7:1-29 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we...
I never knew you — There never was a time that I approved of you: so that as many souls as they had saved, they were themselves never saved from th...
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.