Matthew 7:21

Judgment of Pretenders

7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ ¹  will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 7:24

Hearing and Doing

7:24 “Everyone ²  who hears these words of mine and does them is like ³  a wise man ⁴  who built his house on rock.

[7:21]  ¹ 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.

[7:24]  ² tn Grk “Therefore everyone.” Here οὖν (oun) has not been translated.

[7:24]  ³ tn Grk “will be like.” The same phrase occurs in v. 26.

[7:24]  ⁴ tn Here and in v. 26 the Greek text reads ἀνήρ (anhr), while the parallel account in Luke 6:47-49 uses ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") in vv. 48 and 49.