^12 (A)But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, ^(B)I do not know you.’

¹⁹ But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: ^(A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone ^(B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

³ But if anyone loves God, ^(A)he is known by God.^[a]

^27 (A)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

²⁶ Then you will begin to say, ^(A)‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ ²⁷ But he will say, ‘I tell you, ^(B)I do not know where you come from. ^(C)Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’ ^28 (D)In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see ^(E)Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but ^(F)you yourselves cast out. ²⁹ And ^(G)people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and ^(H)recline at table in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And behold, ^(I)some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

³¹ We know that ^(A)God does not listen to sinners, but ^(B)if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.

⁹ But now that you have come to know God, or rather ^(A)to be known by God, ^(B)how can you turn back again to ^(C)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?