Matthew 7:16-29

16ByG575 theirG846 fruitG2590 you will recognizeG1921 themG846. Are grapes gatheredG4816G4718 fromG575 thornbushesG173, orG2228 figsG4810 fromG575 thistlesG5146? 17LikewiseG3779, everyG3956 goodG18 treeG1186 bearsG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590, butG1161 a badG4550 treeG1186 bearsG4160 badG4190 fruitG2590. 18A goodG18 treeG1186 cannotG1410G3756 bearG4160 badG4190 fruitG2590, and a badG4550 treeG1186 cannotG3761 bearG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590. 19EveryG3956 treeG1186 that does not bearG3361G4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is cut downG1581 andG2532 thrownG906 intoG1519 the fireG4442. 20So thenG686, byG575 theirG846 fruitG2590 you will recognizeG1921 themG846.

21NotG3756 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 saysG3004 to MeG1473, ‘LordG2962, LordG2962,’ will enterG1525G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772, but onlyG235 he whoG3588 doesG4160 theG3588 willG2307 of MyG1473 FatherG3962 inG1722 heavenG3772. 22ManyG4183 will sayG2046 to MeG1473 onG1722 thatG1565 dayG2250, ‘LordG2962, LordG2962, did we not prophesyG4395G3756 inG3588 YourG4674 nameG3686, andG2532 in YourG4674 nameG3686 drive outG1544 demonsG1140 andG2532 performG4160 manyG4183 miraclesG1411?’

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ThenG5119 I will tell them plainlyG3670G846, ‘I never knewG1097G3763 youG4771; departG672 fromG575 MeG1473, you workersG2038 of lawlessnessG458!’

24ThereforeG3767 everyoneG3956 whoG3748 hearsG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056 of MineG1473 andG2532 acts onG4160 themG846 is likeG3666 a wiseG5429 manG435 whoG3748 builtG3618 hisG846 houseG3614 onG1909 theG3588 rockG4073. 25TheG3588 rainG1028 fellG2597, theG3588 torrentsG4215 ragedG2064, andG2532 theG3588 windsG417 blewG4154 andG2532 beat againstG4363 thatG1565 houseG3614; yetG2532 it did not fallG4098G3756, becauseG1063 its foundation wasG2311 onG1909 theG3588 rockG4073.

26ButG2532 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 hearsG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056 of MineG1473 andG2532 does not act onG3361G4160 themG846 is likeG3666 a foolishG3474 manG435 whoG3748 builtG3618 hisG846 houseG3614 onG1909 sandG285. 27TheG3588 rainG1028 fellG2597, theG3588 torrentsG4215 ragedG2064, andG2532 theG3588 windsG417 blewG4154 andG2532 beat againstG4350 thatG1565 houseG3614, andG2532 it fellG4098—andG2532 greatG3173 wasG1510 itsG846 collapseG4431!”

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WhenG1096G3753 JesusG2424 had finishedG5055 sayingG3056 these thingsG3778, theG3588 crowdsG3793 were astonishedG1605 atG1909 HisG846 teachingG1322, 29becauseG1063 HeG1510 taughtG1321 asG5613 one who hadG2192 authorityG1849, andG2532 notG3756 asG5613 theirG846 scribesG1122.