Matthew 7:21-29

Modern English Version

I Never Knew You^(A)

²¹ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. ²² Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonderful works in Your name?’ ²³ But then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from Me, you who practice evil.’^[a]

The Two Housebuilders^(B)

²⁴ “Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. ²⁵ And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded a rock. ²⁶ And every one who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷ And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it fell. And its fall was great.”

²⁸ When Jesus finished these sayings, the people were astonished at His teaching, ²⁹ for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.