Matthew 7:21 Cross References

Matthew 7:21

21: "Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as 'Lord,' but they still won't enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.

Romans 2:13

  1. For it is not merely knowing the law that brings God's approval. Those who obey the law will be declared right in God's sight.

James 1:22

  1. And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself.

Luke 6:46

  1. "So why do you call me 'Lord,' when you won't obey me?

Luke 11:28

  1. He replied, "But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice."

Matthew 25:11

  1. Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, 'Sir, open the door for us!'
  2. But he called back, 'I don't know you!'

John 6:40

  1. For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life--that I should raise them at the last day."

Hebrews 4:6

  1. So God's rest is there for people to enter. But those who formerly heard the Good News failed to enter because they disobeyed God.

Revelation 3:5

  1. All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.

Titus 1:16

  1. Such people claim they know God, but they deny him by the way they live. They are despicable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.

Hebrews 13:20

  1. And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Matthew 10:32

  1. "If anyone acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will openly acknowledge that person before my Father in heaven.
  2. But if anyone denies me here on earth, I will deny that person before my Father in heaven.

John 3:5

  1. Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.

1 Peter 4:2

  1. And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.

Romans 12:2

  1. Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.

Matthew 19:24

  1. I say it again--it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Revelation 22:14

  1. Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.

Matthew 12:50

  1. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!"

Matthew 18:3

  1. Then he said, "I assure you, unless you turn from your sins and become as little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.

John 7:17

  1. Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.

Luke 13:25

  1. but when the head of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. Then you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us!' But he will reply, 'I do not know you.'

Matthew 25:21

  1. The master was full of praise. 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!'

Ephesians 6:6

  1. Work hard, but not just to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.

James 2:20

  1. Fool! When will you ever learn that faith that does not result in good deeds is useless?
  2. Don't you remember that our ancestor Abraham was declared right with God because of what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
  3. You see, he was trusting God so much that he was willing to do whatever God told him to do. His faith was made complete by what he did--by his actions.
  4. And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: "Abraham believed God, so God declared him to be righteous." He was even called "the friend of God."
  5. So you see, we are made right with God by what we do, not by faith alone.

Mark 3:35

  1. Anyone who does God's will is my brother and sister and mother."

John 10:29

  1. for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. So no one can take them from me.
  2. The Father and I are one."

1 John 3:21

  1. Dear friends, if our conscience is clear, we can come to God with bold confidence.
  2. And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him.
  3. And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
  4. Those who obey God's commandments live in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Holy Spirit lives in us.

Colossians 4:12

  1. Epaphras, from your city, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident of the whole will of God.

Acts 14:22

  1. where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that they must enter into the Kingdom of God through many tribulations.

Matthew 21:29

  1. The son answered, 'No, I won't go,' but later he changed his mind and went anyway.
  2. Then the father told the other son, 'You go,' and he said, 'Yes, sir, I will.' But he didn't go.
  3. Which of the two was obeying his father?" They replied, "The first, of course." Then Jesus explained his meaning: "I assure you, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.

John 15:23

  1. Anyone who hates me hates my Father, too.

1 Peter 2:15

  1. It is God's will that your good lives should silence those who make foolish accusations against you.

Luke 18:25

  1. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Isaiah 48:1

  1. "Listen to me, O family of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and call on the God of Israel. You don't follow through on any of your promises,
  2. even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD Almighty.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

  1. No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

Revelation 2:27

  1. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.

John 5:17

  1. But Jesus replied, "My Father never stops working, so why should I?"

Hosea 8:2

  1. Now Israel pleads with me, `Help us, for you are our God!'
  2. But it is too late! The people of Israel have rejected what is good, and now their enemies will chase after them.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

  1. God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin.

John 14:7

  1. If you had known who I am, then you would have known who my Father is. From now on you know him and have seen him!"

Matthew 18:10

  1. "Beware that you don't despise a single one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.

Mark 10:23

  1. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the Kingdom of God!"
  2. This amazed them. But Jesus said again, "Dear children, it is very hard to get into the Kingdom of God.

Matthew 18:35

  1. "That's what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters in your heart."

Matthew 16:17

  1. Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

Acts 19:13

  1. A team of Jews who were traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus. The incantation they used was this: "I command you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!"
  2. Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
  3. But when they tried it on a man possessed by an evil spirit, the spirit replied, "I know Jesus, and I know Paul. But who are you?"
  4. And he leaped on them and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and badly injured.
  5. The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored.

Matthew 26:42

  1. Again he left them and prayed, "My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away until I drink it, your will be done."

Mark 9:47

  1. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It is better to enter the Kingdom of God half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

Matthew 26:39

  1. He went on a little farther and fell face down on the ground, praying, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will, not mine."

Matthew 18:19

  1. "I also tell you this: If two of you agree down here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
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