Passage Research
Matthew 7 — Sermon Preparation
The Sermon on the Mount closes with warnings against judging, the golden rule, the narrow gate, and the parable of two builders. Below is a research summary for Matthew 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Matthew 7 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καρπός | karpós | G2590 | 7 | fruit |
| δένδρον | déndron | G1186 | 5 | tree |
| ὀφθαλμός | ophthalmós | G3788 | 6 | eye, sight |
| δοκός | dokós | G1385 | 3 | beam |
| κάρφος | kárphos | G2595 | 3 | mote |
| αἰτέω | aitéō | G154 | 4 | ask, beg, call for, crave |
| ἐκβάλλω | ekbállō | G1544 | 4 | bring forth, cast, drive, expel |
How preachers through history handled this text
52 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live a holy life, that we love one another. This is his will, even our sanctification. Let us take heed of resting in outward privileges and doings, lest we deceive ourselves, and perish eternally, as multitudes do, with a lie in our right hand. Let every one that names the name of Christ, depart from all sin. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 7:21–40 (Public Domain)
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