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MATTHEW 7:13 ~ 29
7. Concerning the Ground
of the Kingdom People’s Living and Work

13. Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it.
14. Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it.
15. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16. By their fruits you will recognize them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17. Even so every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces bad fruit.
18. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
19. Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
20. So then, by their fruits you will recognize them.
21. Not every one who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of My Father who is in the heavens.
22. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, was it not in Your name that we prophesied, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name did many works of power?
23. And then I will declare to them: I never knew you. Depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.
24. Every one therefore who hears these words of Mine and does them shall be likened to a prudent man who built his house upon the rock.
25. And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and they beat against that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26. And every one who hears these words of Mine and does not do them shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
27. And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and they dashed against that house; and it fell, and its fall was great.
28. And when Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astounded at His teaching,
29. For He taught them as One having authority and not like their scribes.