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Matthew 7:22-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 7:22-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 Many will say to me on that day,(A) ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’(B) 23 Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you.[a] Depart from me, you evildoers.’(C)
The Two Foundations. 24 [b]“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.(D)
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- 7:23 I never knew you: cf. Mt 10:33. Depart from me, you evildoers: cf. Ps 6:9.
- 7:24–27 The conclusion of the discourse (cf. Lk 6:47–49). Here the relation is not between saying and doing as in Mt 7:15–23 but between hearing and doing, and the words of Jesus are applied to every Christian (everyone who listens).
Matthew 7:22-24
New International Version
Matthew 7:22-24
New International Version
22 Many will say to me on that day,(A) ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’(B) 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’(C)
The Wise and Foolish Builders(D)
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(E) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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