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21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord!' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the person who does what my Father in heaven wants.
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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.
22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we force out demons and do many miracles by the power and authority of your name?'
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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 in your name perform many miracles?’
23 Then I will tell them publicly, 'I've never known you. Get away from me, you evil people.'
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Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
24 "Therefore, everyone who hears what I say and obeys it will be like a wise person who built a house on rock.
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“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and beat against that house. But it did not collapse, because its foundation was on rock.
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The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 "Everyone who hears what I say but doesn't obey it will be like a foolish person who built a house on sand.
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But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and struck that house. It collapsed, and the result was a total disaster."
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The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
28 When Jesus finished this speech, the crowds were amazed at his teachings.
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When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
29 Unlike their scribes, he taught them with authority.
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because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
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