15 Watch out for false prophets who come wearing sheep’s clothing, but who on the inside are vicious wolves. 16 You can recognize them by their fruits.7:16. In other words, you can recognize them by the results of what they do. Do people harvest grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So every good tree produces good fruit, while a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20 So you’ll recognize them by their fruits.
21 Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven—only those who do the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me at the Day of Judgment, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name and drive out demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?’ 23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Leave me, you people who practice wickedness!’7:23. See Psalms 6:8.