Matthew 7:22

Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses His crowd in the Sermon on the Mount, pointing to a future judgment day when many will approach Him claiming prior religious service.

The words — The text foregrounds πολλοὶ (polloi), meaning "Many," and ἐροῦσίν (erousin), meaning "will say," to mark the large number of individuals who will make their appeal.

The thread — The motif of appealing to divine authority while excluded appears in Luke 13:25, and the contrast between outward spiritual acts and inward reality runs through 1 Corinthians 13:1.

Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to verify that their conduct matches the Father’s will rather than treating miraculous deeds as automatic proof of standing.

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The Greek words

King James Version

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

Cross-references

Luke 13:25 After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
Malachi 3:17 “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Acts 19:13 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
Hebrews 6:4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
Numbers 24:4 the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
Matthew 25:11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
John 11:51 Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,