Today’s Gospel provides excellent evidence that in Heaven, actions speak louder than words. We could also quote St. James the Lesser, in his only epistle (2:12 – 26), but let’s take the (translated) words straight from the Lord. (We added a few preceding and succeeding verses to today’s Gospel according to Matthew.)
| 7:15 | Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. |
| 7:16 | You shall know them by their fruits. Can grapes be gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? |
| 7:17 | Don haka, every good tree produces good fruit, and the evil tree produces evil fruit. |
| 7:18 | A good tree is not able to produce evil fruit, and an evil tree is not able to produce good fruit. |
| 7:19 | Every tree which does not produce good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire. |
| 7:20 | Saboda haka, by their fruits you will know them. |
| 7:21 | Ba duk wanda ya ce da ni ba, ‘Ya Ubangiji, Ubangiji,’ za su shiga cikin mulkin sama. Amma duk wanda ya aikata nufin Ubana, wanda ke cikin sama, Haka za su shiga Mulkin Sama. |
| 7:22 | A wannan rana da yawa za su ce mini, ‘Ya Ubangiji, Ubangiji, Ba mu yi annabci da sunanka ba, kuma ka fitar da aljanu da sunanka, Ka yi ayyuka masu girma da yawa da sunanka?' |
| 7:23 | Sa'an nan kuma zan bayyana musu: ‘Ban taba sanin ku ba. Ku rabu da ni, ku ma'aikatan zalunci. |
| 7:24 | Saboda haka, Duk wanda ya ji waɗannan kalmomi nawa, ya aikata su, za a kwatanta shi da mai hikima, Wanda ya gina gidansa bisa dutsen. |
| 7:25 | Kuma ruwan sama ya sauka, Ruwan kuwa ya tashi, Iska kuma suka kada, Suka ruga zuwa gidan, amma bai fado ba, Domin an kafa ta a kan dutse. |
| 7:26 | Duk wanda ya ji waɗannan kalmomi nawa, bai kuwa aikata su ba, zai zama kamar wawa, wanda ya gina gidansa a kan yashi. |
| 7:27 | Kuma ruwan sama ya sauka, Ruwan kuwa ya tashi, Iska kuma suka kada, Suka ruga zuwa gidan, kuma ya fadi, Rushewarta kuwa babba ce.” |
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