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Berean Standard Bible

“Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”

Matthew 7:23

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At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns that not everyone who calls him Lord will enter the kingdom, but only those who do the will of the Father.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

World English Bible (WEB)

Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

King James Version (KJV)

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And then I will acknowledge to them, that -- I never knew you, depart from me you who are working lawlessness.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y entonces les protestaré: Nunca os conocí; apartaos de mí, obradores de maldad.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero yo les responderé: “A ustedes nunca los conocí. Apártense de mí, porque sus obras son malignas”.

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