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Matthew 7:21 is the twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues Jesus ' warning against false prophets .
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. The World English Bible translates the passage as: 19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.
From Matthew 7:15–20 (KJV): "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruit. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
Matthew 4:9 is the ninth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is part of the Temptation of Christ narrative. Jesus has rebuffed two earlier temptations by Satan. In this verse, Satan offers control of the world to Jesus if he agrees to worship him.
Verse 7:15 continues the warnings about judgment and adds a caution about false prophets [4] [5] [6] by repeating some of the language used by John the Baptist in chapter 3. The chapter ends with the parable of the wise and the foolish builders in Matthew 7:24–27, which has a parallel in Luke 6:46–49.
This verse has also been used as evidence by Protestants for the doctrine of justification by faith. This is return to the theme of the parable of the narrow door of Matthew 7:13 , [ 2 ] with the word many emphasizing that there is a considerable number of individuals who claim special dispensation from Jesus, but who will not be admitted to ...
The figures in Matthew 7:21-22 are themselves surprised to be judged harshly, but the word inwardly makes clear that prophets in this verse are knowing deceivers of the faithful. [ 3 ] Additionally, some Christians interpret this passage as referring to not a single false prophet, but any false teachers within the Christian church who preach ...