Matthew 7:13-27 NIV

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24-25

BUILDING UPON THE ROCK‘Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 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.’ Matthew 7:24-Lamentations : Christ is ‘the Rock,’ and a man’s religion is compared to ‘the house’ which is ‘built’ upon it. And the similitude, winding up as it does, and clenching the whole of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:13-14

a Enter you in by the narrow gate, b For wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, b And many are those who enter in by it, a For narrow is the gate, and hemmed in is the way, that leads to life, a And few are those who find it. Jesus commences with the command to ‘enter by the narrow gate’. As elsewhere He speaks of ‘ entering the Kingly Rule of Heaven’ we may probably be seen as intended to see the one as resulting in the other (Matthew 5:20; Matthew 7:21;... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:13-27

Exhortation to Choose the Right Way and Produce Good Fruit by Full Obedience to His Words So As To Enter Into Life and Avoid Destruction (7:13-27). We now move on to the application part of the Sermon, and we soon find that it is applied with a punch. For from here to Matthew 7:27, in contrast with His opening words in Matthew 5:3-16, where it was solely God acting in blessing on His people that was emphasised, Jesus now puts what He has said against the background, first of calls to life... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:15

The Warning Against False Prophets (7:15). In Matthew 5:10-12 the disciples were seen as prophetic men, and on that basis Jesus expected them to be persecuted for His Name’s sake. But wherever there are such prophetic men, false prophets will also arise making even greater claims and seeking to muscle in on the success of others. So here in parallel with Matthew 5:10-12 in the overall chiasmus of the Sermon, He now deals with prophets who will not be persecuted for His sake, because they are... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:15-16

a Beware of false prophets, b Who come to you in sheep’s clothing, b But inwardly they are ravening wolves. a By their fruits you will know them. ‘Beware of false prophets.’ The false prophets come ‘as though in sheep’s clothing’. That is, they somehow linked themselves with the Name of Jesus and professed to be teaching what He taught. But really their teaching was false and they came with false motives. ‘In sheep’s clothing’ may signify that while they came with false motives, and therefore... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:16-20

a Do men gather grapes of thorns, a Or figs of thistles? b Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, c But the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. d A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, c Neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. b Every tree which does not bring forth good fruit, b Is hewn down, and cast into the fire. a Therefore by their fruits you will know them. Jesus then emphasises the kind that He is speaking about. They reveal their falseness by their lives and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:21

Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, Will enter into the Kingly Rule of Heaven, But he who does the will of my Father, Who is in heaven. Note how this echoes the Lord’s Prayer. ‘Hallowed be Your Name (Lord, Lord), Your Kingly Rule come (will enter into the Kingly Rule of Heaven), your will be done (he who does the will of My Father), on earth as it is in Heaven (Who is in Heaven).’ It is those who in response to this prayer have entered under His Kingly Rule, and have commenced doing His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:21-23

It Is Not Enough To Say ‘Lord, Lord’. The Test Of Men Is Found In Doing The Will Of God (7:21-23). Jesus now widens His words to include all who profess to be disciples. He declares that a man may be totally orthodox in what he says, but that that is not enough. The true test of whether a man is acceptable to God will come out in his life. A faith that does not result in obedience is no faith at all (compare Romans 6:1-2; James 1:22-24; James 2:14-16; James 2:26). These are solemn words of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:22-23

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, Did we not prophesy by your name, And by your name cast out demons, And by your name do many mighty works? And then will I profess to them, I never knew you, Depart from me, you who work iniquity. And then with remarkable suddenness Jesus brings them up short with a new revelation concerning Himself, a revelation made clearer in Matthew 28:20 (compare Matthew 26:64; Matthew 24:27; Matthew 24:30-31). ‘In that Day’ is a prophetic phrase which indicates... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:24

“Every one therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them,” The emphasis here is on the fact that they have heard His words and done them It is not enough to hear, and to approve, and to ‘believe’. All these are good but they must end in action. His orders are there to be carried out. It is not a question of being saved by good works, but of good works necessarily resulting from true belief and a true attitude towards Him. If they truly believe in Him they will do them. Action is the... read more

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24-25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:13-14

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:13-27

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:15-16

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:16-20

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:21-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:22-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 7:24

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