Matthew 25:12 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 25:12

But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

KJV

But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

For the Lord knoweth them that are his, (2 Tim. 2:19.) and he that knoweth not shall not be known, and though they be virgins in purity of body, or in confession of the true faith, yet forasmuch as they have no oil, they are unknown by the bridegroom.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, We are all concerned to seek the Lord while he may be found; for there is a time coming when he will not be found. Time was, when, Lord, Lord, open to us, would have sped well, by virtue of that promise, Knock, and it shall be opened to you; but now it comes too late.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The chapter we have now begun is a continuation of our Lord’s prophetic discourse on the Mount of Olives. The time to which it refers is plain and unmistakable: from first to last, there is a continual reference to the second advent of Christ and the end of the world. The whole chapter contains three great divisions. In the first, our Lord uses his own second coming as an argument for watchfulness and heart-religion: this he does by the parable of the ten virgins.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not--The attempt to establish a difference between "I know you not" here, and "I never knew you" in Mt 7:23 --as if this were gentler, and so implied a milder fate, reserved for "the foolish" of this parable--is to be resisted, though advocated by such critics as OLSHAUSEN, STIER, and ALFORD.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	answering	G611 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	he said;	G2036 →
ἀμὴν	amēn	Amen	G281 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
οἶδα	oida	I do know
ὑμᾶς.	humas	you.	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
leads to
- John 10:14
  I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 8:3
  But the one who loves God is known by God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 3:7–10
  Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
Through
1 Corinthians 8:3
But the one who loves God is known by God.
leads to
- Revelation 3:8–9
  I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not…
- Nahum 1:7
  The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Exodus 33:17
  So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”
- 2 Timothy 2:19
  Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:9