Luke 13:26
24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
25 After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
27 And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
28 There 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 are thrown out.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
- KJV
- Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
- WEB
- Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
- ASV
- then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets;
- DARBY
- then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten in thy presence and drunk, and thou hast taught in our streets;
- BLB
- Then you⁺ will begin to say, ‘We ate in your presence, and we drank, and you taught in our streets.’
- ÅB
- Da skal dere begynne å si: Vi spiste og drakk for dine øyne, og du lærte på våre gater!
- OTB
- Da vil dere si: 'Vi delte måltider med deg, og du underviste blant oss.'
- B1930
- Da skal I begynne å si: Vi åt og drakk for dine øine, og du lærte på våre gater!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:2
For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
Read in context2 Timothy 3:5
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
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