Matthew 7
1 JUDGE not, that ye be not judged.
Do not criticize, that ye may not be criticized.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
For by what criticism ye criticize, ye will be criticized, and by what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
And why do thou see the speck in thy brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Or how will thou say to thy brother, Let me take out the speck from thine eye, and behold, the beam in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou will see clearly to take out the speck from thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
For every man who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son may ask for bread, will give him a stone,
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
and if he may ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
All things therefore, as many as ye may want that men should do to you, so also do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Enter ye in by the narrow gate, because wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter through it.
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are predatory wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
From their fruits ye will know them. Do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Likewise every good tree produces good fruits, but the corrupt tree produces bad fruits.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a corrupt tree produce good fruits.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
So then from their fruits ye will know them.
21 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.
Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens.
22 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?
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?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
And then I will profess to them, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, ye who work lawlessness.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
And every man who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be compared to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell. And great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these sayings, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scholars.
