Matthew 7

Matthew 7 closes the Sermon on the Mount with teaching on judging, asking in prayer, the narrow gate, false prophets, and the wise and foolish builders.

The Book of Matthew · New Testament · chapter 7 of 28.

Where this chapter sits

Bringing the mountain discourse to its conclusion, the sermon shifts here from instruction to a series of warnings about the choice each hearer now faces. A run of paired images carries the argument: two gates, two trees, two claims to have known the Lord, two foundations. Having spent two chapters describing a transformed life, the sermon ends by insisting that hearing without acting is no different from building on sand.

Key verses (KJV)

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” — Matthew 7:7 (KJV)

What to notice as you read

Map the pairs the warnings arrive in: narrow gate against wide, good fruit against bad, a house on rock against one on sand. The final image is deliberately structural, not decorative, ending the sermon on the difference between hearing and doing.

Read Matthew 7 on your iPhone

Read the full text of Matthew 7 in Quiethaven — choose your translation, read offline, and pick up where you left off. Pair it with a daily verse and a prayer timer.

More popular chapters in Matthew

• Matthew 5
• Matthew 6
• Matthew 28

Other chapters worth reading

• Matthew 28
• Mark 16
• Luke 2
• Luke 15

Explore more

• Full overview of Matthew
• Read the whole Bible offline
• Today's verse of the day

Frequently asked questions

Where does Matthew 7 come in Matthew?

It is chapter 7 of 28 in Matthew, a book of Gospel in the New Testament. The other widely-read chapters of Matthew are linked further down this page.

Where can I read Matthew 7?

Read the full text of Matthew 7 — and the whole Bible, offline, in your preferred translation — free in the Quiethaven app for iPhone.