New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
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 those who 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 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do 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 by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
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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 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who 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 sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous 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 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from 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 bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
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Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear 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 does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
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Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in 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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