23 And then will I profess to them, (A)[a]I never knew you, (B)depart from me [b]ye that work iniquity.

24 [c]Whosoever then heareth of me these words, (C)and doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock:

25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rock,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:23 This is not of ignorance, but because he will cast them away.
  2. Matthew 7:23 You that are given to all kind of wickedness, and seem to make an art of sin.
  3. Matthew 7:24 True godliness resteth only upon Christ, and therefore always remaineth invincible.

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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