Matthew 7:22 (DRB)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.

Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:22 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?

Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

Matthew 7:24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "prophesied", "name", "cast", "devils", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "prophesied", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Not every one that saith to me..." into verse 23's "And then will I profess unto them...", so "lord" and "prophesied" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "prophesied" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.