Luke 13:26
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
Cross-references
Luke 12:9 warns that denying Christ leads to being denied — this rejection in Luke 13:27 fulfills that warning for those with only superficial association.
Isaiah 58:2 describes people who delight to know God's ways yet are hypocritical—same outward piety without true relationship seen here.
2 Timothy 3:5 warns of those having a form of godliness but denying its power—exactly the empty profession of intimacy in this verse.
Titus 1:16 says they profess to know God but deny Him by deeds—mirroring those who ate with Jesus but were not known by Him.
Matthew 7:22 records the same scene: people appeal to their works in Jesus' name but are turned away—direct parallel to this claim of eating and drinking with Him.
Matthew 25:12 shows Jesus saying 'I know you not' to the foolish virgins — the same denial given here to those who ate in his presence.
2 Samuel 22:42 describes enemies crying to the Lord but receiving no answer—same theme of rejected pleas from those who are not truly His.
Proverbs 10:29 contrasts the way of the Lord as a stronghold for the upright but ruin for evildoers—those in this verse experience ruin, not shelter.