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Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ <a href="/esv/matthew/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ <a href="/bsb/matthew/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ <a href="/blb/matthew/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Many will say to Me in that the day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' <a href="/kjv/matthew/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? <a href="/nkjv/matthew/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ <a href="/nasb_/matthew/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ <a href="/nasb/matthew/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Many will say to Me on that day, &#8216Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ <a href="/lsb/matthew/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, in Your name did we not prophesy, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name do many miracles?’ <a href="/amp/matthew/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Many will say to Me on that day [when I judge them], ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, and driven out demons in Your name, and done many miracles in Your name?’ <a href="/csb/matthew/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name? ’ <a href="/hcsb/matthew/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day many will say to Me, Lord, Lord, didn&#8217t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?&#8217 <a href="/asv/matthew/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? <a href="/cev/matthew/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> On the day of judgment many will call me their Lord. They will say, "We preached in your name, and in your name we forced out demons and worked many miracles." <a href="/erv/matthew/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty works? <a href="/gwt/matthew/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we force out demons and do many miracles by the power and authority of your name?' <a href="/gnt/matthew/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the Judgment Day comes, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord! In your name we spoke God's message, by your name we drove out many demons and performed many miracles!' <a href="/isv/matthew/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name, drove out demons in your name, and performed many miracles in your name, didn't we?' <a href="/msb/matthew/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Many will say to Me on that day, ?Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?? <a href="/net/matthew/7.htm">NET Bible</a> On that day, many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?' <a href="/nheb/matthew/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did not we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' <a href="/wbt/matthew/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out demons? and in thy name done many wonderful works? <a href="/wey/matthew/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Many will say to me on that day, "'Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name expelled demons, and in Thy name performed many mighty works?' <a href="/web/matthew/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your Name? And in Your Name cast out demons? And in Your Name done many mighty things? <a href="/blb/matthew/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Many will say to Me in that the day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' <a href="/ylt/matthew/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Many will say to me in that day, Lord, lord, have we not in thy name prophesied? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name done many mighty things? <a href="/slt/matthew/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have we cast out evil spirits, and in thy name done many powers?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? <a href="/cpdv/matthew/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and perform many powerful deeds in your name?’ <a href="/nabre/matthew/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> A great many will say to me in that day, My Lord, my Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out devils, and in your name do many wonders? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Many will say to me in that day, 'My Lord, my Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name have cast out demons, and have done many mighty works in your name?'<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name done many mighty works? <a href="/godbey/matthew/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name done many mighty works?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have we not cast out devils? and in thy name done many miracles? <a href="/mace/matthew/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> many will cry out to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? have we not cast out devils in thy name? and in thy name have we not wrought many miracles? <a href="/wey/matthew/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Many will say to me on that day, "'Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name expelled demons, and in Thy name performed many mighty works?' <a href="/worrell/matthew/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by Thy name? and by Thy name cast out demons, and by Thy name do many mighty works,'"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have wrought many miracles? and I will then declare unto them,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/7-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1689" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/7.htm">A Tree and its Fruit</a> …21Not 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. 22<a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polloi (Adj-NMP) -- Much, many; often. ">Many</a> <a href="/greek/2046.htm" title="2046: erousin (V-FIA-3P) -- Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say.">will say</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">to Me</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinē (DPro-DFS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day,</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">‘Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrie (N-VMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/4395.htm" title="4395: eprophēteusamen (V-AIA-1P) -- From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office.">did we not prophesy</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4674.htm" title="4674: sō (PPro-DM2S) -- Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomati (N-DNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4674.htm" title="4674: sō (PPro-DM2S) -- Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomati (N-DNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name</a> <a href="/greek/1544.htm" title="1544: exebalomen (V-AIA-1P) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">drive out</a> <a href="/greek/1140.htm" title="1140: daimonia (N-ANP) -- An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity.">demons</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4674.htm" title="4674: sō (PPro-DM2S) -- Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine."></a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onomati (N-DNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name."></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsamen (V-AIA-1P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">perform</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: pollas (Adj-AFP) -- Much, many; often. ">many</a> <a href="/greek/1411.htm" title="1411: dynameis (N-AFP) -- From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.">miracles?’</a> 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a> For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-2.htm">1 Corinthians 13:2</a> If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-10</a> The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. <a href="/revelation/13-13.htm">Revelation 13:13-14</a> And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people. / Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. <a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25-27</a> After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ / Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ / And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’ <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Acts 19:13-16</a> Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” / Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. / But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” ... <a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a> For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-3</a> If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a> “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. <a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6-9</a> They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken? / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. ... <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2-4</a> And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. / And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through. / And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive. <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1-2</a> “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness— / who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works?to me.<a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a> 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.<a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a> But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.<a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11,17</a> The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day… have we.<a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5-8</a> These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: … <a href="/numbers/24-4.htm">Numbers 24:4</a> He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:<a href="/numbers/31-8.htm">Numbers 31:8</a> And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/7-19.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/matthew/7-18.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Master</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/micah/7-15.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/haggai/1-14.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Power</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-3.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-6.htm">Wonderful</a> <a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Demons</a> <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Devils</a> <a href="/matthew/8-31.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/matthew/7-27.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/8-19.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Miracles</a> <a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">Prophesied</a> <a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/matthew/21-15.htm">Wonderful</a> <a href="/matthew/11-2.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 7</div>1. <a href="/matthew/7-1.htm">Do Not Judge</a> 7. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Ask, Seek, Knock</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Enter through the Narrow Gate</a> 15. <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">A Tree and Its Fruit</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">The Wise and the Foolish Builders</a> 28. <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Jesus ends his sermon, and the people are astonished.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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"That day" is often associated with the Day of the Lord, a time of divine reckoning and fulfillment of prophecy. In the context of <a href="/matthew/7.htm">Matthew 7</a>, Jesus is addressing the reality that not everyone who appears to be a follower will enter the kingdom of heaven. This highlights the importance of genuine faith and obedience over mere outward appearances or verbal professions.‘Lord, Lord, The repetition of "Lord" signifies urgency and desperation. In biblical times, repeating a name was a way to express deep emotion or emphasis. This reflects the speakers' recognition of Jesus' authority and divinity, yet it also underscores the irony that mere acknowledgment of His lordship is insufficient for salvation. This echoes the warning in <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a>, where Jesus emphasizes doing the will of the Father as the true mark of discipleship.did we not prophesy in Your name, Prophesying in Jesus' name suggests that these individuals were engaged in religious activities and claimed to speak on behalf of God. In the early church, prophecy was a spiritual gift (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10</a>), but the presence of false prophets was also a concern (<a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a>). This phrase warns against relying on spiritual gifts or religious activities as evidence of a right relationship with God, emphasizing the need for true obedience and alignment with God's will.and in Your name drive out demons Casting out demons was a sign of the authority given by Jesus to His disciples (<a href="/mark/3-14.htm">Mark 3:14-15</a>). However, the ability to perform such acts does not guarantee a genuine relationship with Christ. The mention of driving out demons highlights the power of Jesus' name, but also serves as a caution against equating miraculous works with spiritual authenticity. This is further illustrated in <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Acts 19:13-16</a>, where the sons of Sceva attempt to use Jesus' name without true faith.and perform many miracles?’ Miracles, or "mighty works," were often seen as evidence of divine power and authority. In the Gospels, Jesus performed numerous miracles to demonstrate His messianic identity and compassion. However, this phrase underscores that performing miracles is not synonymous with being a true follower of Christ. The emphasis is on the heart and obedience to God's will, as seen in the parable of the wise and foolish builders (<a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a>). This serves as a reminder that external signs and wonders are not the ultimate measure of one's faith or standing before God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, which is a foundational teaching of Christian ethics and discipleship. 2. <a href="/topical/f/false_disciples.htm">False Disciples</a> Individuals who claim to have performed works in Jesus' name but lack a true relationship with Him. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_day.htm">Judgment Day</a> The future event when all individuals will stand before Christ to be judged for their deeds and relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/true_relationship_over_works.htm">True Relationship Over Works</a> The emphasis is on knowing Christ personally rather than merely performing religious acts. Works done without a genuine relationship with Jesus are insufficient for salvation. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a> Believers are encouraged to examine their hearts and motives to ensure their faith is genuine. It is crucial to assess whether one's actions stem from a true love for Christ or from a desire for self-glorification. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-deception.htm">The Danger of Self-Deception</a> This verse warns against the danger of self-deception, where individuals believe they are saved based on their works rather than their relationship with Christ. It is a call to humility and repentance, recognizing that salvation is by grace through faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Genuine faith is evidenced by obedience to Christ's teachings. Obedience is not merely about external actions but about a heart transformed by the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 7</a> <a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_purpose_on_earth.htm">What was Jesus' purpose on Earth?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_jesus_christ.htm">Who is Jesus Christ?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jesus_deny_some_followers.htm">Why does Jesus deny some who call him "Lord"?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'i_never_knew_you'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "I never knew you"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) Many will say to me in that day.--No part of the Sermon on the Mount is more marvellous in its claims than this; to those who see in Christ only a human Teacher with a higher morality than Hillel or Seneca, none more utterly incomprehensible. At the commencement of His ministry, in a discourse which, though it is spoken in the tone of authority, gives no prominence to His mission as the Messiah, He yet claims, with the calmness of assured conviction, to be the Judge before whom the faithful and the hypocrites will alike have to give an account. In "that day" (the words, though they would not suggest, as afterwards, the thought of His own advent, would yet carry the minds of men to the "great and dreadful day" of <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm" title="Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:">Malachi 4:5</a>) the words "Lord, Lord," would mean more than the expression of human courtesy.Have we not prophesied in thy name?--Here, also, there is the implied calm assertion of a supernatural power, not resting in Himself alone, but imparted to His followers, and exercised, or at least claimed, by some who did not themselves fulfil the conditions of His kingdom. Here, as everywhere in the New Testament, "prophesying" is more than mere prediction, and includes the whole work of delivering a message to men, as coming directly from God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Matthew only; but cf <a href="/luke/13-26.htm">Luke 13:26</a>, from which the "Western" addition of eating and drinking is probably derived. Many will say to me in that day. The great day. Notice Christ's claim, so early as this, to be the future Judge of the world. Lord, Lord (cf. <a href="/hosea/8-2.htm">Hosea 8:2</a>). In ver. 21a profession of service, i.e. as regards work; here, as regards wages. Have we not prophesied. Revised Version did, etc.? The thought is not of abiding effect, but merely of historical facts (οὐ τῷ σῷ ὀνόματι ἐπροφητεύσαμεν). In thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? Revised Version, by thy name. An important difference, for "in" implies some vital connexion. But in this case the revelation (<a href="/matthew/6-9.htm">Matthew 6:9</a>, note) of Christ was merely the instrument by which these men proclaimed Divine truths, cast out; demons, and wrought miracles. With him, or even with it, they had no real union. The connexion of "prophesied" with the two other words seems to forbid this being only false prophesying (ver. 15; cf. especially <a href="/jeremiah/27-15.htm">Jeremiah 27:15</a> [34:12, LXX.]; 14:14). Rather does the verse teach that spiritual results can be effected by unspiritual men. "Suggested by this and like passages. Augustine has many instructive words and warnings on the nothingness of all gifts, even up to the greatest gift of working nil miracles, if charity be wanting" (Trench, ' Sermon on the Mount'). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/7-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Many πολλοὶ (polloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. will say ἐροῦσίν (erousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2046.htm">Strong's 2046: </a> Probably a fuller form of rheo; an alternate for epo in certain tenses; to utter, i.e. Speak or say. to Me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. that ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. day, ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ‘Lord, Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Lord, Κύριε (Kyrie) Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. did we not prophesy ἐπροφητεύσαμεν (eprophēteusamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4395.htm">Strong's 4395: </a> From prophetes; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office. in τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Your σῷ (sō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4674.htm">Strong's 4674: </a> Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine. name, ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [in] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Your σῷ (sō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4674.htm">Strong's 4674: </a> Yours, thy, thine. From su; thine. name ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. drive out ἐξεβάλομεν (exebalomen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject. demons δαιμόνια (daimonia) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1140.htm">Strong's 1140: </a> An evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity. Neuter of a derivative of daimon; a d?Monic being; by extension a deity. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. perform ἐποιήσαμεν (epoiēsamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. many πολλὰς (pollas) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. miracles?? δυνάμεις (dynameis) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1411.htm">Strong's 1411: </a> From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/7-22.htm">Matthew 7:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/7-22.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 7:22 Many will tell me in that day (Matt. 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