I never knew you "Never recognised you as my disciples. While my name was on your lips, your hearts were far from me." Clement of Rome (Ep.ii:4), referring to this passage, says: "let us then not only call Him -Lord," for that will not save us;" he then quotes the words of Matthew 7:21.
iniquity Literally, lawlessness.
Verse Matthew 7:23. _WILL I PROFESS_] ομολογησω, _I will fully and plainly_ _tell them, I never knew you _- I never _approved_ of you; for so the word is used in many places, both in the Old and New...
PROFESS UNTO THEM - Say unto them; plainly declare. I NEVER KNEW YOU - That is, I never approved of your conduct; never loved you; never regarded you as my friends. See Psalms 1:6; 2 Timothy 2:19;...
CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Judgment of Righteousness.(Matthew 7:1 .) 2. Warning against False Prophets.(Matthew 7:15 .) 3. Warning against False Professors. (Matthew 7:21 .)_ The chapter which follows contai...
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 (Luke 13:24). The picture is based on...
NEVER KNEW YOU. This "I never knew you," must be accepted in its deeper signification of "recognizing you as disciples;". knowing which is reciprocal, he only being known who also knows. Augustine sa...
THE ERROR OF JUDGMENT (Matthew 7:1-5)...
Not everyone that says to me: "Lord, Lord" will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day: "Lord, Lord, did we not proph...
KNEW. got to know. Greek. _ginosko._ See App-132. FROM. away from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. INIQUITY. lawlessness. See App-128....
C. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KINGDOM, 1–27 After contrasting the New Law with the Mosaic Law and with Pharisaic rules and conduct, Jesus proceeds to lay down rules for the guidance of His disciples in th...
(_d_) The false guides to the narrow entrance, and the test of the true, Matthew 7:15-23...
ὉΜΟΛΟΓΕΙ͂Ν. Properly to ‘agree,’ ‘admit’: in late Greek to ‘assert,’ ‘affirm.’ ΟΥ̓ΔΈΠΟΤΕ ἜΓΝΩΝ. ‘Never recognised you as being my disciples, with my name on your lips your heart was far from me.’ Each...
VER 21. "NOT EVERY ONE THAT SAITH UNTO ME, LORD, LORD, SHALL ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN; BUT HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. 22. MANY WILL SAY TO ME IN THAT DAY, LORD, LO...
_JESUS SPOKE WITH AUTHORITY ABOUT OBEDIENCE MATTHEW 7:21-29_ : As Jesus concluded the Sermon on the Mount He showed the absolute necessity of obedience. An outward profession without "heart" obedience...
ΟΜΟΛΟΓΉΣΩ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΌΜΟΛΟΓΈΩ (G3670) делать заявление; в юридическом смысле свидетельствовать. Имеется в виду заявление, в котором отношения человека с Иисусом выражены как действующее обяза...
DISCOURSE: 1333 THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF TRUE RELIGION Matthew 7:21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father w...
I NEVER KNEW YOU— _To know_ frequently signifies, in Scripture, to _acknowledge_ or _approve._ The meaning is, "Though I called you to be my servants, and you professed yourselves such, I never knew y...
F. THE DANGERS FACING THE WISE AND GODLY MAN (Matthew 7:1-27; Luke 6:37-49) 7. THE DANGER OF SELF-DECEPTION. (Parallel: Luke 6:46) TEXT: 7:21-23 21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, s...
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, [ homologeesoo (G3670)] - or, 'openly proclaim'-tearing off the mask...
12 Compare Luk_6:31. 12 To do as we would be done by is an ethical standard far above the world's attainment, yet far beneath the monitions of grace. The law and the prophets demand compliance with t...
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 chapter bears the appearance of an appendix of miscell...
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 prophets will pretend to be sheep. They will say, 'Lord, Lor...
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 read the heart. He claims that the most secret thought...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 DO NOT BE JUDGES OF OTHER PEOPLE 7:1-6 V1 ‘Do not be judges of other people. If you do, God will be your judge. V2 In the same way...
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 also before My Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 10...
CHAPTER 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
τότε. When they make this protestation, the Judge will make a counter protestation ὁμολογήσω αὐτοῖς, I will own to them. Bengel's comment is: aperte. Magna _potestas_ hujus dicti. But there is a certa...
_False discipleship_. From false teachers the discourse naturally passes to spurious disciples. Luke's version contains the kernel of this passage (Luke 6:46). Something of the kind was to be expected...
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 against a counterfeit religion. It betrays itself thus:...
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 standard of judgment. No man is to be his brother's judg...
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 will cast them away. (g) You that are given to all ki...
So as to approve and reward your works. Here he shews that even prophecy and miracles will not save us without good works. (Menochius) --- How much less will faith, unassisted by good works, preserve...
CHAPTER 16 SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over it, and visiting the places of...
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 hypocrite. I only detain the Reader to observe, how ve...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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 boasting, by which hypocrites now vaunt themselves. _“ _They indee...
There are two things connected with the presence of the multitude, Matthew 5:1. First, the time required that the Lord should give a true idea of the character of His kingdom, since already He drew th...
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 with the omniscience of Christ; for as the omniscient...
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 knew you_] No, not when you professed most love to me,...
_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 we not declared the mysteries of thy kingdom; prea...
NEVER KNEW YOU; as my disciples....
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 the thoughts and desires of mind and heart will be re...
Christ's warning of Judgment:...
Simple honesty will understand these first five verses without difficulty. The word "judge" is used in various different ways in Scripture. Believers are told to "judge" what Paul says (1 Corinthians...
21-29 Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live...
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 thy will unto people; AND IN THY NAME, that is, by thy a...
Dubious Hippolytus Fragments Ye subdued your body to virginity, but ye kept not mercy, but ye did not cast the hatred of your brother out of your souls. For not every, one that saith to me, Lord, Lor...
Matthew 7:23 And G2532 then G5119 declare G3670 (G5692) them G846 G3754 never G3763 knew G1097 ...
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 works? And then will I profess to them, I never kne...
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 profess to be disciples. He declares that a man may be...
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). We now move on to the application part of the Sermon...
Matthew 7:23. AND THEN, at once, WILL I PROFESS UNTO THEM. They make false professions, but ‘I will tell them the plain truth.' I NEVER KNEW YOU. They had not fallen away, they had never been called...
CONNECTION AND CONTENTS. The exposition of the requirements of ‘the law and the prophets' just given, was far beyond the low morality of the scribes and Pharisees, and men might easily be tempted by t...
GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
WORK INIQUITY sin, lawlessness. (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
Matthew 7:21 The Wise and Foolish Builders. I. The Lord describes the false disciples as men who cry, "Lord, Lord," to Him, but who bear no fruit. The language clearly implies that there are some who...
Matthew 7:15 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. He did so mainly by contrasting it with the spurious for...
Matthew 7:13. _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 go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is...
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 are omnipotent. There is a kind of life in them; a...
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 one, and setteth up another.» There is much better wor...
Matthew 7:1. _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 measured to you again._ Some people are of a censorious...
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 fault is it that you have it not? Matthew 7:7. _Seek,...
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 yet in at the strait gate. Matthew 7:13. For wide i...
CONTENTS: Sermon on the Mount, continued. Encouragement to prayer. The two ways. Warnings against false teachers. Danger of profession without faith. The two foundations. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus. CONC...
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. It is better that ten bad men pass for innocent, tha...
I NEVER KNEW YOU. Augustine says that for Christ to say: "I never knew you," is only another way of saying: "You never knew me." They did miracles and drove out demons, but Jesus is saying that they w...
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT THOSE WHO BUILD HOUSES ON ROCK AND SAND MATTHEW 7:21-29; LUKE 6:46-49; MATTHEW 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he tha...
CHAPTER 7 _Judge not_, rashly and malignantly, _that ye_, &c. Christ does not here prohibit the public judgments of magistrates, by which they condemn the guilty and absolve the innocent, for this is...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 7:13. DESTRUCTION.—The word implies, not annihilation, but waste (Matthew 26:8; Mark 14:4), perdition, _i.e_. the loss of all that makes existence precious. I question whether...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 7:1 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards (Matthew 6:19), so does censoriousness manwards (Matthew 7:1), our Lord thus tacitly op
MATTHEW 7:1-29 I believe that it goes without saying that Jesus Christ was certainly the greatest teacher who ever lived and it is interesting to study his teaching habits. And He used the method of d...
2 Timothy 2:19; John 10:14; John 10:27; Luke 13:25; Luke 13:27;...
Profess [ο μ ο λ ο γ η σ ω]. The word which is used elsewhere of open confession of Christ before men (Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9); of John's public declaration that he was not the Christ (John 1:20);...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (CONTINUED) Matthew 7:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A command. God not only requests but definitely commands us, that we should not judge one another. There is probably no sin qui...
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 their sins. Lord, is it my case? Luke 13:27....