And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’
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, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’
But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. I and the Father are one.”
Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.
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