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23 And then I will declare[a] to them that ‘I never knew[b] you. Depart from Me, ones working lawlessness’. 24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and is doing them will be-like a wise[c] man who built his house upon the bed-rock. 25 And the rain came down, and the rivers[d] came, and the winds blew— and they fell against that house. And it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the bed-rock.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:23 Or. confess.
  2. Matthew 7:23 That is, as one of My family.
  3. Matthew 7:24 Or, prudent, sensible.
  4. Matthew 7:25 That is, rivers of flood waters.

23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’(A)

The Wise and Foolish Builders(B)

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(C) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

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