Matthew 7:23-29

23 ¹And then will I declare to them, 'I ²never knew you; ³depart from me, ⁴you workers of lawlessness.'

24 ⁵"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like ⁶a wise man who built his house on the rock.

25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like ⁷a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."

28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, ⁸the crowds were astonished at his teaching,

29 ⁹for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Why Jesus said 'I Never Knew You, Depart From Me' Dawn Wilson

What Jesus Means by "I Never Knew You, Depart from Me" (Matthew 7:21) Candice Lucey

Cross References 9

1. [See ver. 22 above]
2. Matthew 10:33; [Psalms 101:4]
3. Matthew 25:41; Psalms 6:8
4. Matthew 13:41; Psalms 5:5
5. For ver. 24-27, see Luke 6:47-49
6. Matthew 25:2; [Ezekiel 13:10-14]
7. [See ver. 24 above]
8. Matthew 13:54; Matthew 22:33; Mark 1:22; Mark 6:2; Mark 11:18; Luke 4:32; [Acts 13:12]
9. John 7:46

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