1 Or, teacher.

7. Prayer, and the Golden Rule

Matt. 7:7-12Luke 6:31
7 Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you: 8 for every
one that asketh receiveth; and he
that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or
what man is there of you, who, if his
son shall ask him for a loaf, will give
him a stone; 10 or if he shall ask for a
fish, will give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how
to give good gifts unto your children,
how much more shall your Father
which is in heaven give good things
to them that ask him? 12 All things
therefore whatsoever ye would
that men should do unto you,
even so do ye also unto them: for
this is the law and the prophets.

31 And as ye would that men
should do to you, do ye also to
them likewise.

8. The Conclusion of the Sermon. The Lesson of Personal Righteousness Driven Home by Powerful Parables

Matt. 7:13 to 8:1Luke 6:43-49
13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate:
for wide 1is the gate, and broad is
the way, that leadeth to destruction,
and many be they that enter in
thereby. 14 2For narrow is the gate,
and straitened the way, that leadeth
unto life, and few be they that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly are ravening
wolves. 16 By their fruits ye shall
know them. Do men gather grapes
of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even
so every good tree bringeth forth
good fruit: but the corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good
tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits ye shall
know them. 21 Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall
enter the kingdom of heaven; but
he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven. 22 Many will say
to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did
we not prophesy by thy name, and
by thy name cast out 3devils, and
by thy name do many 4mighty
works? 23 And then will I profess
unto them, I never knew you: depart
from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Every one therefore which
heareth these words of mine, and
doeth them, shall be likened unto
a wise man, which built his
house upon the 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
the rock. 26 And every one that
heareth these words 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 smote upon that
house; and it fell: and great was
the fall thereof.
28 And it came to pass, when
Jesus ended these words, the
multitudes were astonished at his
teaching: 29 for he taught them as
one having authority, and not as
their scribes.
1 And when he was come down
from the mountain, great multitudes
followed him.

43 For there is no good tree that
bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor
again a corrupt tree that bringeth
forth good fruit. 44 For each
tree is known by its own fruit.
For of thorns men do not gather
figs, nor of a bramble bush gather
they grapes. 45 The good man out
of the good treasure of his heart
bringeth forth that which is good;
and the evil man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth that which
is evil: for out of the abundance of
the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 And why call ye me, Lord,
Lord, and do not the things which
I say?
47 Every one that cometh unto
me, and heareth my words, and
doeth them, I will shew you to
whom he is like: 48 he is like a man
building a house, who digged and
went deep, and laid a foundation
upon a rock: and when a flood
arose, the stream brake against
that house, and could not shake
it: 5because it had been well
builded. 49 But he that heareth,
and doeth not, is like a man that
built a house upon the earth
without a foundation; against
which the stream brake, and
straightway it fell in; and the
ruin of that house was great.

1 Some ancient authorities omit is the gate.

2 Many ancient authorities read How narrow is the gate, &c.

3 Gr. demons.