The Narrow and Wide Gates

¹³ “^(A)Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. ¹⁴ For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

A Tree and Its Fruit

¹⁵ “Beware of the ^(B)false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ^(C)ravenous wolves. ¹⁶ You will ^[a](D)know them by their fruits. ^[b]Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? ¹⁷ So ^(E)every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸ A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. ^19 (F)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰ So then, you will ^[c]know them ^(G)by their fruits.

²¹ “^(H)Not 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. ^22 (I)Many will say to Me on ^(J)that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many ^[d]miracles?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; ^(K)leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’

The Two Foundations

²⁴ “Therefore, ^(L)everyone who hears these words of Mine, and ^[e]acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ And the rain fell and the ^[f]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. ²⁶ And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not ^[g]act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷ And the rain fell and the ^[h]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”

^28 [i](M)When Jesus had finished these words, ^(N)the crowds were amazed at His teaching; ²⁹ for He was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Jesus Cleanses a Man with Leprosy

8 When ^[j]Jesus came down from the mountain, ^[k]large crowds followed Him.

^43 (A)For there is no good tree that bears bad fruit, nor, ^[a]on the other hand, a bad tree that bears good fruit. ^44 (B)For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. ^45 (C)The good person out of the good ^[b]treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; ^(D)for his mouth speaks from ^[c]that which fills his heart.

The Parable of the Builders

⁴⁶ “Now ^(E)why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? ^47 (F)Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and ^[d]acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: ⁴⁸ he is like a man building a house, who ^[e]dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the river burst against that house and yet it could not shake it, because it had been well built. ⁴⁹ But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; and the river burst against it and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”