Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Matthew 7:14-21 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

14. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.

15. Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.

16. You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thorn bushes.

17. A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.

18. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.

19. Every tree that produces bad fruit will be chopped down and burnt.

20. You can tell who the false prophets are by their deeds.

21. Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in.