Luke 13:27

But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

Cross-references

Luke 13:25 Parallel

Luke 13:25 sets the scene of the shut door; verse 27 gives the master's response — 'I don't know you' — completing the parable.

Luke 12:9 Parallel

Luke 12:9 warns of being denied before angels, matching Jesus' denial of knowledge here for the workers of evil.

Matthew 25:12 has the bridegroom say 'I don't know you' to foolish virgins — the same phrase of exclusion as in Luke 13:27.

In 2 Timothy 2:19, this same command to 'depart from iniquity' appears as the seal of God's foundation — linking Jesus' rejection to the call for holiness.

Matthew 25:41 pronounces 'Depart from me, you cursed' to the goats — parallel to Luke 13:27's 'Away from me, you evildoers' in final judgment.

Psalm 1:6 Allusion

Psalm 1:6 contrasts the Lord knowing the righteous vs the wicked perishing — Luke 13:27's 'I don't know you' echoes this fate for evildoers.

Matthew 7:23 is the identical rejection: 'I never knew you; away from me, you evildoers' — directly parallel to Luke 13:27.

Matthew 7:22 records people claiming mighty works in Jesus' name — this parallels the claims in Luke 13:26 leading to the same rejection in verse 27.

Psalm 119:115 also says 'Depart from me, you evildoers' — a personal cry for separation from sin that Jesus uses for final judgment.

Psalm 6:8 Allusion

Psalm 6:8 is the direct source of Jesus' phrase 'depart from me, all you workers of evil' — a cry of deliverance now applied to the unrighteous.

Matthew 13:41 describes the Son of Man gathering law-breakers out of his kingdom, directly parallel to the removal of workers of evil here.

Matthew 13:50 adds the fiery furnace and weeping, specifying the punishment for those told to depart here.

John 10:27 Contrast

John 10:27 says Jesus knows his sheep who follow him — a stark contrast to those he rejects here as unknown.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 describes eternal destruction away from God's presence, exactly the departure from Christ pronounced here.

Proverbs 21:15 similarly contrasts: justice is joy for righteous but terror for evildoers, aligning with the departure sentence pronounced here.

Proverbs 10:29 echoes the same dual outcome: God's way is refuge for righteous but ruin for evildoers, reinforcing the judgment scene here.

1 Corinthians 8:3 says those who love God are known by Him — contrast to Luke 13:27 where evildoers are not known and are rejected.

Galatians 4:9 emphasizes being known by God — contrasting with Luke 13:27 where Jesus says 'I don't know you' to evildoers.