Ask, and It Will Be Given

(A)“Ask, (B)and it will be given to you; (C)seek, and you will find; (D)knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for (E)bread, will give him (F)a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, (G)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will (H)your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule

12 “So (I)whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is (J)the Law and the Prophets.

13 (K)“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and (L)the way is hard that leads to life, and (M)those who find it are few.

A Tree and Its Fruit

15 (N)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are (O)ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them (P)by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, (Q)every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 (R)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them (S)by their fruits.

I Never Knew You

21 (T)“Not everyone who (U)says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will (V)enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who (W)does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 (X)On that day (Y)many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not (Z)prophesy in your name, and cast out demons (AA)in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 (AB)And then will I declare to them, ‘I (AC)never knew you; (AD)depart from me, (AE)you workers of lawlessness.’

Build Your House on the Rock

24 (AF)“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like (AG)a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like (AH)a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:13 Some manuscripts For the way is wide and easy

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