Matthew 7:23

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; Revelation 22:15

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

knew . got to know. Greek. ginosko. See App-132. from . away from. Greek. apo. App-104. iniquity . lawlessness. See App-128.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Sermon on the Mount. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall e...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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)....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 7:13 . Destruction. —The word implies, not annihilation, but waste ( Matthew 26:8 ; Mark 14:4 ), perdition, i.e . the l...
Scofield Reference Notes

work iniquity sin, lawlessness. ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
Sermon Bible Commentary

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....
Sermon Bible Commentary

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Christ's warning of Judgment:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

Related Commentaries of Matthew 7:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 7:23