Verse 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.’

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 25:10-12 : 10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut. 11 Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’ 12 But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’
  • Luke 13:27 : 27 But he will reply,‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’
  • Matt 7:21-23 : 21 Judgment 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. 22 On 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?’ 23 Then I will declare to them,‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
  • Luke 6:46 : 46 “Why do you call me‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?
  • 2 Cor 6:2 : 2 For he says,“I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!
  • Heb 3:7-8 : 7 Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! 8 “Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness.
  • Heb 12:17 : 17 For you know that later when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, although he sought the blessing with tears.
  • 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!
  • Gen 7:16 : 16 Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the LORD shut him in.
  • Ps 32:6 : 6 For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!