Matthew 7:16–29

¹⁶ⁿYou will know them by their fruits. ^oDo men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? ¹⁷Even so, ^pevery good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. ^19qEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

True Way into the Kingdom

Luke 6:46

²¹“Not everyone who says to Me, ^r‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who ^sdoes the will of My Father in heaven. ²²Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we ^tnot prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ ²³And ^uthen I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; ^vdepart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Parable of the Two Builders

Luke 6:47–49

²⁴“Therefore ^wwhoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: ²⁵and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

²⁶“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: ²⁷and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Response to the Sermon

²⁸And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that ^xthe people were astonished at His teaching, ^29yfor He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.