The Strand Study Bible

MATTHEW 7:20

MATTHEW 8:16

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20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, 1 Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth 2 the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: 3 depart from me, ye that 4 work iniquity. Parable #3 -The wise and foolish builders [A lesson for both believers (Lk 6:20,46-49) and unbelievers (Mt 7:21-27) - Never assume that God (the WORD ) can be separated from His Word (Jn 1:1 and Heb 1:1-2 & 2:1-3). He cannot.] (S/A - Lk 6:46-49) 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these 5 sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a ROCK : 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these 5 sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these 5 sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Matthew 8 1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. READ NEXT - Matthew 8:5-13 CHRIST heals a leper (S/A - Mk 1:40-45 & Lk 5:12-16) Date - AD 29 2 And, behold, there came a leper and 6 worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean . And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus saith unto him, 7 See thou tell

no man; but go thy way, 8 shew thyself to the priest, 9 and offer the gift that Moses commanded, 10 for a testimony unto them . READ NEXT - Matthew 9:1-17 CHRIST heals the centurion’s servant (S/A - Lk 7:1-10) Date - AD 30 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a 11 centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him . 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: 12 but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, having 13 soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11 And I say unto you, 14 That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and 15 Jacob, in the 16 kingdomof heaven. P 12 But 17 the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into 18 outer darkness: 19 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth . 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee . And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. READ NEXT - Matthew 11:2-30 CHRIST heals Peter’s mother-in-law (S/A - Mk 1:29-34 & Lk 4:38-41) Date - AD 29 14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his 20 wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fe- ver left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 When the even was come, they bro- ught unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, 21 and healed all that were sick: PF

1. Mt 25:11-12 & Lk 13:24-25 & Acts 19:13-16 Note - Not all who profess… possess. 2. Jn 6:38-40 Note - The will of the Father is to understand salvation and be saved. 3. Quoted from the OT - Psa 6:8 (See - Mt 25:41) 4. or, “continue to work iniquity” 5. or, “teachings” 6. Exo 20:2-5 & Mt 9:18 & 14:33 & 15:25 & 28:9,17 7. Mt 9:30 & Mk 5:43 & Lk 4:41 & 8:56 & 9:21 8. Lev 13:1-2 & 14:1-2 & Deut 24:8 9. Lev 14:3-32 10. Lev 14:54-57 11. or, “a Roman commander over 100 men” 12. Psa 107:19-20 13. that is, “100 soldiers” 14. Isa 2:2-3 & Lk 13:29 15. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4,6 (Christ’s Kingdom) 16. Dan 2:44 Note - This phrase “Kingdom of heaven” is used only in the book of Matthew. 17. or, “unbelieving Jews” - Mt 21:43 18. Psa 49:19 & Mt 22:13 & II Pet 2:17 & Jude 13 19. Mt 13:42,50 & 24:51 & Lk 13:28 20. I Cor 9:5 21. See - Isa 53:4

7:20 According to the context of the passage, “fruit” here deals with what you say (what you say you believe concerning Jesus; your belief and doctrine– vs 21), not what you do for Jesus (vs 22). Thus, the word “fruit” deals with a person’s belief (doctrine),