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Matthew 7:16-23 (NLT)

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¹⁶ You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? ¹⁷ A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. ¹⁸ A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit. ¹⁹ So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰ Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions. ²¹ "Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. ²² On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.' ²³ But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws.'


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 21) Obedience - Many will say Lord, Lord "I never knew you"
(v. 21) Lordship - Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven
(v. 22) Obedience - Many will say Lord, Lord "I never knew you"
(v. 23) Obedience - Many will say Lord, Lord "I never knew you"

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 16) Purpose Driven Life - Real Servants (part 1) (2008-07-01)
(v. 16) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 16) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 16) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 17) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 17) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 17) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 18) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 18) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 18) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 19) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 19) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 19) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 19) First the Kingdom - Trees (part 3) (2010-02-10)
(v. 20) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 20) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 20) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 21) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 21) Counting the Cost (part II) (2011-02-26)
(v. 21) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 21) Life to the Full - Dead or Alive? (part 6) (2010-04-06)
(v. 21) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 21) Contagious Christian - Making the Message Clear (part II) (2010-11-17)
(v. 22) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 22) Waking Dead - Point of all Living (2010-08-18)
(v. 22) Counting the Cost (part II) (2011-02-26)
(v. 22) Contagious Christian - Making the Message Clear (part II) (2010-11-17)
(v. 22) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 22) Life to the Full - Dead or Alive? (part 6) (2010-04-06)
(v. 22) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 23) Life to the Full - Dead or Alive? (part 6) (2010-04-06)
(v. 23) No one like him - Kingdom Lifestyle (part 3) (2009-05-27)
(v. 23) Contagious Christian - Making the Message Clear (part II) (2010-11-17)
(v. 23) Master Plan - Reproduction (part 2) (2009-12-15)
(v. 23) Waking Dead - Guided (2010-08-27)
(v. 23) Waking Dead - Point of all Living (2010-08-18)
(v. 23) Why Jesus Came (part 2) (2010-06-13)
(v. 23) Counting the Cost (part II) (2011-02-26)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 16) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 17) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 18) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 19) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 20) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 21) Devotional: Feelings (2008-12-12)
(v. 21) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 22) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 22) Devotional: Feelings (2008-12-12)
(v. 23) Bible Talk: Warnings (2006-04-20)
(v. 23) Devotional: Feelings (2008-12-12)

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