Matthew 7:20-24

20 "So then, you will know them ¹by their fruits.

21 "²Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

22 "³Many will say to Me on ⁴that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'

23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; ⁵DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

The Two Foundations

24 "Therefore ⁶everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:16; Matthew 12:33; Luke 6:44; James 3:12
• 2. Luke 6:46
• 3. Matthew 25:11; Luke 13:25f
• 4. Matthew 10:15
• 5. Psalms 6:8; Matthew 25:41; Luke 13:27
• 6. Matthew 7:24-27: {Luke 6:47-49;} Matthew 16:18; James 1:22-25

Footnotes

• [a] Or "recognize"
• [b] Or "works of power"
• [c] Lit "does"
• [d] Lit "will"