Luca 13:27

27 Ma egli dirà: Io vi dico che non so d’onde voi siate; dipartitevi da me, voi tutti gli operatori d’iniquità.

Luca 13:27 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 13:27

But he shall say,
&c] The Persic version adds, "be gone from my sight, and be far from my door"; expressing indignation at them, an abhorrence of them, as not being able to bear them in his sight, or near unto him:

I tell you, I know you not whence you are;
this is repeated, and with a strong asseveration, to denote the certainty of the truth expressed, and to cast off all hope in them, of ever succeeding by their entreaties and importunity:

depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity;
or "of a lie", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it: for they were deceitful workers, they professed what they did not from the heart believe; they said they were Christians, but were not, and now are found liars; they only attended on the word and ordinances in an hypocritical way, and trusted in, and depended upon, their outward profession of religion, and subjection to ordinances; and by so doing, instead of working righteousness, wrought iniquity; and so as they did not submit to Christ and his righteousness, they are bid to depart from him, as wicked and unrighteous men, as they were: the word "all" is here used, which is not in ( Matthew 7:23 ) which agrees with ( Psalms 6:8 ) to which there seems to be a reference, though it is omitted here, in the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions; (See Gill on Matthew 7:23).

Luca 13:27 In-Context

25 Ora, da che il padron della casa si sarà levato, ed avrà serrato l’uscio, voi allora, stando difuori, comincerete a picchiare alla porta, dicendo: Signore, Signore, aprici. Ed egli, rispondendo, vi dirà: Io non so d’onde voi siate.

26 Allora prenderete a dire: Noi abbiam mangiato, e bevuto in tua presenza; e tu hai insegnato nelle nostre piazze.

27 Ma egli dirà: Io vi dico che non so d’onde voi siate; dipartitevi da me, voi tutti gli operatori d’iniquità.

28 Quivi sarà il pianto e lo stridor de’ denti, quando vedrete Abrahamo, Isacco, e Giacobbe, e tutti i profeti, nel regno di Dio; e che voi ne sarete cacciati fuori.

29 E che ne verranno d’Oriente, e d’Occidente, e di Settentrione, e di Mezzodì, i quali sederanno a tavola nel regno di Dio.