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Berean Standard Bible

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”

Matthew 7:21

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Jesus continues his warnings at the end of the Sermon on the Mount. Calling someone Lord was a sign of respect and loyalty, and many in the early church confessed Jesus as Lord.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

World English Bible (WEB)

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

King James Version (KJV)

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No todo el que me dice: Señor, Señor, entrará en el reino de los cielos: mas el que hiciere la voluntad de mi Padre que está en los cielos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»No todos los que se dirijan a mí llamándome “Señor, Señor”, entrarán en el reino de los cielos. Allí sólo entrarán los que obedezcan a mi Padre que está en el cielo.

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