^25 (A)When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ^(B)‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ^(C)‘I do not know where you come from.’

¹⁰ And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and ^(A)those who were ready went in with him to ^(B)the marriage feast, and ^(C)the door was shut. ¹¹ Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ^(D)‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ ^12 (E)But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, ^(F)I do not know you.’

²⁷ But he will say, ‘I tell you, ^(A)I do not know where you come from. ^(B)Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’

I Never Knew You

^21 (A)“Not everyone who ^(B)says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will ^(C)enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who ^(D)does the will of my Father who is in heaven. ^22 (E)On that day ^(F)many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not ^(G)prophesy in your name, and cast out demons ^(H)in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ ^23 (I)And then will I declare to them, ‘I ^(J)never knew you; ^(K)depart from me, ^(L)you workers of lawlessness.’

Build Your House on the Rock

^46 (A)“Why ^(B)do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?

¹⁷ For you know that ^(A)afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.

A Rest for the People of God

⁷ Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,

² For he says,

Behold, ^(B)now is the ^(C)favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.