Matthew 7:15-28

15“Beware of the 1false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are 2ravenous wolves. 16You will 34know them by their fruits. 5Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? 17So 6every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 197Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20So then, you will 8know them 9by their fruits.

21“10Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 2211Many will say to Me on 12that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many 13miracles?’ 23And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; 14leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’

24“Therefore, 15everyone who hears these words of Mine, and 16acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25And the rain fell and the 17floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not 18act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27And the rain fell and the 19floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell--and its collapse was great.”

282021When Jesus had finished these words, 22the crowds were amazed at His teaching;