Matthew 7:20-21

7:20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.

Judgment of Pretenders

7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.


sn The double use of the vocative is normally used in situations of high emotion or emphasis. Even an emphatic confession without action means little.