Matthew 7:23
Then I will declare to them,‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
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- Ps 6:8 : 8 Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping!
- Matt 25:41 : 41 “Then he will say to those on his left,‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
- Luke 13:27 : 27 But he will reply,‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’
- John 10:14 : 14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me–
- Luke 13:25 : 25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’
- Matt 25:12 : 12 But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’
- Ps 5:5 : 5 Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.
- Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood!
- John 10:27-30 : 27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”
- 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”
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- Luke 13:24-285 verses87%
24“Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’
26Then you will begin to say,‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
27But he will reply,‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’
28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out.
- Matt 7:19-224 verses82%
19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.
21Judgment of Pretenders“Not everyone who says to me,‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven– only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
22On that day, many will say to me,‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’
- Matt 25:12-132 verses77%
12But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’
13Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
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24Hearing and Doing“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
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8Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping!
- Luke 6:46-472 verses72%
46“Why do you call me‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?
47“Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice– I will show you what he is like:
- Matt 25:44-463 verses71%
44Then they too will answer,‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’
45Then he will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’
46And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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41“Then he will say to those on his left,‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
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26Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
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30And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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12I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.
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16They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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13The Narrow Gate“Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.
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115Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.
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22The king said to him,‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?
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33But whoever denies me before people, I will deny him also before my Father in heaven.
- Matt 7:15-162 verses68%
15A Tree and Its Fruit“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.
16You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?
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13Israel Has Turned Away from the Lord Woe to them! For they have fled from me! Destruction to them! For they have rebelled against me! I want to deliver them, but they have lied to me.
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47That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.
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23All these evils come from within and defile a person.”
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42They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.
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27My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
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50and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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55Yet you do not know him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his teaching.
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9You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.
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3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
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12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.
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28Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will diligently seek me, but they will not find me.
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13Then the king said to his attendants,‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
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42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
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51and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”
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1Do Not Judge“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
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4The one who says“I have come to know God” and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.
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23Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
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3Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.