Matthew 7:11-21

11 If you then, 1who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will 2your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule

12 "So 3whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is 4the Law and the Prophets.
13 5"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
14 For the gate is narrow and 6the way is hard that leads to life, and 7those who find it are few.

A Tree and Its Fruit

15 8"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are 9ravenous wolves.
16 You will recognize them 10by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 So, 11every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.
19 12Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Thus you will recognize them 13by their fruits.

I Never Knew You

21 14"Not everyone who 15says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will 16enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who 17does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Images for Matthew 7:11-21

Cross References 17

  • 1. Matthew 12:34; Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21
  • 2. [See ver. 7 above]
  • 3. Luke 6:31
  • 4. See Matthew 22:40
  • 5. Luke 13:24
  • 6. Psalms 16:11; [Matthew 18:8; John 14:6]
  • 7. [Luke 13:23]
  • 8. Matthew 24:11, 24; Deuteronomy 13:1-3; Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:16; Mark 13:22; Luke 6:26; Acts 13:6; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 4:1
  • 9. Ezekiel 22:27; Acts 20:29; [Micah 3:5; John 10:12]
  • 10. Luke 6:43, 44; James 2:18
  • 11. Matthew 12:33-35
  • 12. See Matthew 3:10
  • 13. [See ver. 16 above]
  • 14. Luke 6:46; Romans 2:13; James 1:22
  • 15. [Hosea 8:2]
  • 16. [John 3:3, 5]
  • 17. Matthew 12:50

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some manuscripts For the way is wide and easy
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