Matthew 7:9-19 Amplified Bible (AMP) 9 Or what man is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent? 11 If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and [a]advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and [b]advantageous things to those who [c]keep on asking Him! 12 So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets. 13 Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it. 14 But the gate is narrow (contracted [d]by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves. 16 You will [e]fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [[f]worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit. 18 A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear [g]excellent fruit [worthy of admiration]. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. Footnotes: Matthew 7:11 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon. Matthew 7:11 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon. Matthew 7:11 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies. Matthew 7:14 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon. Matthew 7:16 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies. Matthew 7:17 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon. Matthew 7:18 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:20:40 +0000
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