Matthew 7:21-24

I Never Knew You

21 ¹“Not everyone who ²says to me, ‘Lord, Lord, ’ will ³enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who ⁴does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

22 ⁵On that day ⁶many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not ⁷prophesy in your name, and cast out demons ⁸in your name, and do many mighty works in your name? ’

23 ⁹And then will I declare to them, ‘I ¹⁰never knew you; ¹¹depart from me, ¹²you workers of lawlessness. ’

Build Your House on the Rock

24 ¹³“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like ¹⁴a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Cross References

• 1. 7:21 Luke 6:46; Rom. 2:13; James 1:22
• 2. 7:21 [Hos. 8:2]
• 3. 7:21 [John 3:3, 5]
• 4. 7:21 ch. 12:50
• 5. 7:22 ch. 25:11, 12; Luke 13:25-27
• 6. 7:22 Mal. 3:17, 18
• 7. 7:22 [Num. 24:4; John 11:51; 1 Cor. 13:2]
• 8. 7:22 See Mark 9:38
• 9. 7:23 [See ver. 22 above]
• 10. 7:23 ch. 10:33; [Ps. 101:4]
• 11. 7:23 ch. 25:41; Ps. 6:8
• 12. 7:23 ch. 13:41; Ps. 5:5
• 13. 7:24 For ver. 24-27, see Luke 6:47-49
• 14. 7:24 ch. 25:2; [Ezek. 13:10-14]