Matthew 7:20,23
Matthew 7:15-20 The Message (MSG)
“Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.
Matthew 7:21-23 The Message (MSG)
“Knowing the correct password—saying ‘Master, Master,’ for instance—isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, ‘Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our super-spiritual projects had everyone talking.’ And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here.’
Matthew 7:20 King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Matthew 7:23 King James Version (KJV)
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 7:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So then, you will know them by their fruits.
Matthew 7:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’
Matthew 7:20 New Century Version (NCV)
In the same way, you will know these false prophets by what they do.
Matthew 7:23 New Century Version (NCV)
Then I will tell them clearly, ‘Get away from me, you who do evil. I never knew you.’
Matthew 7:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Matthew 7:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 7:20 New International Version (NIV)
Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
Matthew 7:23 New International Version (NIV)
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
Matthew 7:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Matthew 7:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Matthew 7:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Therefore, by their fruit you will recognize them [as false prophets].
Matthew 7:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And then I will declare to them publicly, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME [you are banished from My presence], YOU WHO ACT WICKEDLY [disregarding My commands].’ [Ps 6:8]
Matthew 7:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
Matthew 7:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
Matthew 7:20 The Passion Translation (TPT)
You’ll know them by the obvious fruit of their lives and ministries.”
Matthew 7:23 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But I will have to say to them, ‘Go away from me, you lawless rebels! I’ve never been joined to you!’