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Luke 13:26 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. "
Luke 13:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
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Luke 13:1
"There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices."
Luke 13:2
"And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?"
Luke 13:3
"I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
Luke 13:4
"Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?"
Luke 13:5
"I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
Luke 13:6
"He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none."
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