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11 If you then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
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If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
12 All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
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So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
13 Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat.
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“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14 How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!
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But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
16 By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.
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Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
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