New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 7:21-28

21“Not everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who saysλέγωνlegōnG3004to Me, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,’will enterεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of heavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,but he who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962who is in heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772will enter.

22ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will sayG3004to Me onthat dayἡμέρᾳ·hēmeraG2250, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,did we not prophesyἐπροφητεύσαμενeprophēteusamenG4395in Your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,and in Your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686castἐξεβάλομενexebalomenG1544out demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140,and in Your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686performἐποιήσαμεν;epoiēsamenG4160manyπολλὰςpollasG4183miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411?’

23And thenτότεtoteG5119I will declareὁμολογήσωhomologēsōG3670to them, ‘I neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097you;departἀποχωρεῖτεapochōreiteG672from Me, you who practiceἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038lawlessnessἀνομίαν.¶anomianG458.’

24“ThereforeοὖνounG3767everyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748hearsἀκούειakoueiG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473andactsποιεῖpoieiG4160on them,may be comparedὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666to a wiseφρονίμῳphronimōG5429manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the rockπέτραν.petranG4073.

25And the rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellκατέβηkatebēG2597, and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4363againstG4363that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614; and yetit did not fallἔπεσεν·epesenG4098,for it had been foundedτεθεμελίωτοtethemeliōtoG2311on the rockπέτραν.¶petranG4073.

26EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473and does notactποιῶνpoiōnG4160on them, will be likeὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666a foolishμωρῷmōrōG3474manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the sandἄμμον.ammonG285.

27The rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellG4098, and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4350againstG4350that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614;and it fellG4098--and greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173was its fallπτῶσιςptōsisG4431.”

28WhenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055theseτούτους,toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322;

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