In those days,
Jesus said to his disciples:
"It's not by saying to myself, "Lord, Lord!"
to enter the kingdom of heaven,
but by doing the will of my Father in heaven.
On that day, many will say to me:
"Lord, Lord,
did we not prophesy in your name,
in your name that we expelled the demons,
in your name that we have done many miracles?"
Then I will declare to them:
"I never knew you.
Depart from me, you who do evil!"
So whoever hears the words I am saying here
and puts them into practice
is comparable to a man with foresight
who built his house on the rock.
The rain fell, the torrents rushed down,
the winds blew and battered this house;
the house didn't collapse,
because it was founded on rock.
And whoever hears these words from me
without putting them into practice
is like a foolish man
who built his house on the sand.
The rain fell, the torrents rushed down,
the winds blew, they came to batter this house;
the house collapsed,
and its collapse was complete".
When Jesus had finished speaking,
the crowds were struck by his teaching,
for he taught them as a man of authority,
and not like their scribes.
Mt 7:21-29
