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18. "Enter through the narrow portal.
19. "The portal is wide and the path is broad which leads to damnation, and many are those who travel thereon.
20. "And the portal is narrow and the way is slender which leads to life and knowledge, and there are only few who find it.
21. "Beware of false prophets and scribes who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are like ravenous wolves, preaching to you about submissiveness before shrines, false deities and gods, and preaching submissiveness to idols and false teachings.
22. "Beware of those who forbid you access to wisdom and knowledge, for they speak to you only to attain power over you and to seize your goods and belongings.
23. "You will recognize them by their fruits.
24. "Can one gather grapes from the thorns, or figs from the thistles?
25. "Hence, every good seed brings forth a good harvest, but a rotten seed brings forth a bad harvest.
26. "A good tree can never bear bad fruit, and a rotten tree can never bear good fruit.
27. "Thus, by their fruits you will recognize them.
28. "Therefore, whosoever hears these words of mine and acts upon them will be like an intelligent man who built his house on the rock.
29. "Now when a downpour fell and the waters came and the winds blew and beat upon the house, it did not fall because it was founded on rock.
30. "Whosoever hears these words and does not act upon them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
31. "When a downpour came and the waters and the winds beat upon the house, it collapsed and great was its fall."
32. It happened that after Jmmanuel had finished his talk, the people were shocked by his teachings.
33. He taught with authority a new doctrine unlike that of the scribes.