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Matthew 7:16-23 (TNIV)

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¹⁶ By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? ¹⁷ Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸ A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ¹⁹ Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰ Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. ²¹ "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²² Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' ²³ Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'


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)