Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
“Do not judge, that you may not be judged,
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 in what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and in what measure you 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 you behold the speck that [is] in your brother’s eye, and do not consider the beam that [is] in your 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 you say to your brother, Permit [that] I may cast out the speck from your eye, and behold, the beam [is] in your 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.
Hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the speck out of your 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.
You may not give that which is [holy] to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the pigs, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned—may tear you apart.
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 to you; seek, and you 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 everyone who is asking receives, and he who is seeking finds, and to him who is knocking 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 of you, of whom, if his son may ask [for] a loaf—a stone will he present to him?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
And if he may ask [for] a fish—a serpent will he present to him?
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, therefore, you being evil, have known to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who [is] in the heavens give good things to those asking 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, whatever you may will that men may be doing to you, so also do 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:
Go in through the narrow gate, because wide [is] the gate and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in 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 compressed the way that is leading to life, and few are those finding it!
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
But take heed of the false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, and inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
From their fruits you will know them; do [men] 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.
So every good tree yields good fruits, but the bad tree yields evil fruits.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast into fire:
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
therefore from their fruits you 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 everyone who is saying to Me, Lord, Lord, will come into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who is doing the will of My Father who is 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, have we not prophesied in Your Name? And in Your Name cast out demons? And in Your Name done many mighty things?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
And then I will acknowledge to them, that—I never knew you, depart from Me you who are working 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, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on 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 streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded on 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 everyone who is hearing these words of Mine, and is not doing them, will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on 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 streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.”
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 words, 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 the scribes.
