New American Standard Bible NAS
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8 "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
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For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
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“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
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Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
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 what is good 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 "In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, 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 through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through 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 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that 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 the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly 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. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
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By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 "So every good tree bears good fruit, but the 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 produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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