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22 At the Judgment[a] many will tell me, ‘Lord, Lord, we told others about you and used your name to cast out demons and to do many other great miracles.’ 23 But I will reply, ‘You have never been mine.[b] Go away, for your deeds are evil.’

24 “All who listen to my instructions and follow them are wise, like a man who builds his house on solid rock.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:22 At the Judgment, literally, “In that day.”
  2. Matthew 7:23 You have never been mine, literally, “I never knew you.”

22 Many will say to me on that day,(A) ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’(B) 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’(C)

The Wise and Foolish Builders(D)

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(E) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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