Matthew 7:21–29

²¹“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, ^bbut only the one who does the will ^cof My Father in heaven. ^d22On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons ^ein Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?’ ^f23Then I will announce to them, ‘I never knew you! Depart from Me, you lawbreakers!’ ^ghi

The Two Foundations

²⁴“Therefore, ^jeveryone who hears these words ^kof Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. ²⁶But everyone who hears these words of Mine and doesn’t act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. And its collapse was great!”

²⁸When Jesus had finished this sermon, ^lmthe crowds were astonished at His teaching, ⁿ²⁹because He was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.