Luke 13:26-27

13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ ¹  13:27 But ²  he will reply, ³  ‘I don’t know where you come from! ⁴  Go away from me, all you evildoers!’ ⁵ 

Matthew 7:23

7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’ ⁶ 

Matthew 25:12

25:12 But he replied, ⁷  ‘I tell you the truth, ⁸  I do not know you!’

Matthew 25:31

The Judgment

25:31 “When ⁹  the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Matthew 25:41

25:41 “Then he will say ¹⁰  to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Matthew 25:1

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 2:23

2:23 He came to a town called Nazareth ¹¹  and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus ¹²  would be called a Nazarene. ¹³ 

Matthew 2:1

The Visit of the Wise Men

2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem ¹⁴  in Judea, in the time ¹⁵  of King Herod, ¹⁶  wise men ¹⁷  from the East came to Jerusalem ¹⁸ 

¹ sn This term refers to wide streets, and thus suggests the major streets of a city.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

³ tc Most mss (Ì^75* A D L W Θ Ψ 070 Ë^1,13 Ï) have ἐρεῖ λέγω ὑμῖν (erei legw Jumin; “he will say, ‘I say to you’”) here, while some have only ἐρεῖ ὑμῖν (“he will say to you” in א 579 pc lat sa) or simply ἐρεῖ (“he will say” in 1195 pc). The variety of readings seems to have arisen from the somewhat unusual wording of the original, ἐρεῖ λέγων ὑμῖν (erei legwn Jumin; “he will say, saying to you” found in Ì^75c B 892 pc). Given the indicative λέγω, it is difficult to explain how the other readings would have arisen. But if the participle λέγων were original, the other readings can more easily be explained as arising from it. Although the external evidence is significantly stronger in support of the indicative reading, the internal evidence is on the side of the participle.

⁴ sn The issue is not familiarity (with Jesus’ teaching) or even shared activity (eating and drinking with him), but knowing Jesus. Those who do not know him, he will not know where they come from (i.e., will not acknowledge) at the judgment.

⁵ tn Grk “all you workers of iniquity.” The phrase resembles Ps 6:8.

⁶ tn Grk “workers of lawlessness.”

⁷ tn Grk “But answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

⁸ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

⁹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

¹¹ sn Nazareth was a very small village in the region of Galilee (Galilee lay north of Samaria and Judea). The town was located about 15 mi (25 km) west of the southern edge of the Sea of Galilee. According to Luke 1:26, Mary was living in Nazareth when the birth of Jesus was announced to her.

¹² tn There is no expressed subject of the third person singular verb here; the pronoun “he” is implied. Instead of this pronoun the referent “Jesus” has been supplied in the text to clarify to whom this statement refers.

¹³ tn The Greek could be indirect discourse (as in the text), or direct discourse (“he will be called a Nazarene”). Judging by the difficulty of finding OT quotations (as implied in the plural “prophets”) to match the wording here, it appears that the author was using a current expression of scorn that conceptually (but not verbally) found its roots in the OT.

¹⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

¹⁵ tn Grk “in the days.”

¹⁶ sn King Herod was Herod the Great, who ruled Palestine from 37 b.c. until he died in 4 b.c. He was known for his extensive building projects (including the temple in Jerusalem) and for his cruelty.

¹⁷ sn The Greek term magi here describes a class of wise men and priests who were astrologers (L&N 32.40).

¹⁸ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.