Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith to me, My Lord, my Lord, entereth into the kingdom of heaven; but he who doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
20Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.
Cross References
Matthew 12:50For every one who doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.
Matthew 18:3and said, Amen I say to you, unless you be converted and become as children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:19Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent on earth concerning every thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 19:24Again I say to you, that it is easier for a camel to enter through the aperture of a needle, than the rich to enter into the kingdom of Aloha.
Matthew 25:11At last came also those other virgins, saying, Our Lord, our Lord, open to us!
Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:16-21
The Sermon on the Mount. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20… Read the whole commentary →