SCRIPTURE
Matthew 7:21–27
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- 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
- 7:22
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
- 7:23
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
- 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- 7:25
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- 7:26
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- 7:27
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
