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THE PRECEPTS OF JESUS.
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turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given
you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you : for every one 'that asketh receiveth \
and he that seeketh fmdeth ; and to him that knocketh
it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you,
whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone ? Or
if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ? 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 ? There-
fore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do
to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and
the prophets.
Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat : because strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and
few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree can-
not bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire?
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every
one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, s^iall enter into the
kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my
Father which is in heaven. 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
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turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given
you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you : for every one 'that asketh receiveth \
and he that seeketh fmdeth ; and to him that knocketh
it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you,
whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone ? Or
if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ? 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 ? There-
fore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do
to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and
the prophets.
Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat : because strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and
few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which
come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree can-
not bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree
bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire?
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every
one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, s^iall enter into the
kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my
Father which is in heaven. 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