Matthew 7:22-25
J.B. Phillips New Testament
22-23 “In ‘that day’ many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we preach in your name, didn’t we cast out devils in your name, and do many great things in your name?’ Then I shall tell them plainly, ‘I have never known you. Go away from me, you have worked on the side of evil!’”
To follow Christ’s teaching means the only real security
24-25 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a sensible man who builds his house on the rock. Down came the rain and up came the floods, while the winds blew and roared upon that house—and it did not fall because its foundations were on the rock.
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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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