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Matthew 7:7-20
New King James Version
Matthew 7:7-20
New King James Version
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking(A)
7 (B)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For (C)everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 (D)Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, (E)being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! 12 Therefore, (F)whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for (G)this is the Law and the Prophets.
The Narrow Way(H)
13 (I)“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [a]Because narrow is the gate and [b]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits(J)
15 (K)“Beware of false prophets, (L)who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 (M)You will know them by their fruits. (N)Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, (O)every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 (P)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
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- Matthew 7:14 NU, M How narrow . . . !
- Matthew 7:14 confined
Matthew 7:7-20
New International Version
Matthew 7:7-20
New International Version
Ask, Seek, Knock(A)
7 “Ask and it will be given to you;(B) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;(C) and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts(D) to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,(E) for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.(F)
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate.(G) For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
True and False Prophets
15 “Watch out for false prophets.(H) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(I) 16 By their fruit you will recognize them.(J) Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?(K) 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.(L) 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.(M) 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
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