Matthew 7:13-27

13“Enter through the narrow gate, because the gate is wide and the way is spacious that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

14But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

15“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

16You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?

17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

18A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.

19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

22On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?’

23Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’

24“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

25The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

26Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

27The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”