Matthew 7:9-19 Expanded Bible (EXB) 9 “If your children ask for bread, which of you would give them a stone? 10 Or [Lwhich of you] if your ·children ask [or son asks] for a fish, would you give them a snake? 11 ·Even though you are bad, you [If you, being evil,] know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him! The Most Important Rule 12 “[So always; So in everything] ·Do to others what [Treat others as] you want them to ·do to [treat] you. This ·is [sums up; is the essence of] the ·meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets [LLaw and the Prophets; Creferring to the OT]. The Way to Heaven Is Hard 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. [LBecause] The gate is wide and the road is ·wide [broad; spacious; or easy] that leads to ·hell [Ldestruction; ruin], and many people enter through that gate. 14 But the gate is small and the road is ·narrow [or difficult; hard] that leads to true life. ·Only a few people [And there are few who] find that road. People Know You by Your Actions 15 “·Be careful of [Beware of; Watch out for] false prophets. They come to you ·looking gentle like sheep [disguised like sheep; Lin sheep’s clothing], but ·they are really dangerous like wolves [Lunderneath/inwardly they are ravenous/vicious/ferocious wolves]. 16 You will know these people by ·what they do [Ltheir fruit]. ·Grapes don’t come [LCan you pick grapes…?] from thornbushes, ·and figs don’t come from [Land figs from…?] ·thorny weeds [thistles]. 17 In the same way, every ·good [healthy; sound] tree produces good fruit, but a ·bad [rotten; diseased] tree produces bad fruit. 18 A ·good [healthy; sound] tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a ·bad [rotten; diseased] tree cannot produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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