Matthew 7
1 “Do not judge, that you may not be judged,
Judge not, that you be not judged;
2 for in what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and in what measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
for as you judge, you shall be judged; and the measure which you give, the same you shall receive.
3 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?
And why do you observe the mote in your brother's eye, but you are insensible of the splinter in your own eye?
4 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?
Or how dare you say to your brother, let me take the mote out of your eye; when lo! you have a splinter in your own?
5 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.
Hypocrite, first take the splinter out of your own eye; then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.
6 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.
Give not things holy to dogs, and cast not your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot, and turn upon you, and tear you apart.
7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;
Ask, and you shall obtain; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
8 for everyone who is asking receives, and he who is seeking finds, and to him who is knocking it will be opened.
For whosoever asks, obtains; whosoever seeks, finds; and to every one who knocks, the door shall be opened.
9 Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask [for] a loaf—a stone will he present to him?
Who of you men would give his son a stone, when he asks bread;
10 And if he may ask [for] a fish—a serpent will he present to him?
or a serpent, when he asks a fish?
11 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?
If you then, though evil, can give good things to your children, how much more will your Father, who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
12 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.
Whatever you would that others do to you, do you the same to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
13 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;
Enter in through the strait gate; for wide is the gate of perdition, broad is its way leading thither; and many are they who enter by it.
14 how narrow [is] the gate and compressed the way that is leading to life, and few are those finding it!
But how strait is the gate of life; how narrow the way leading thither; and how few are they who find it!
15 But take heed of the false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, and inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Beware of false teachers, who come to you in the garb of sheep, while inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 From their fruits you will know them; do [men] gather grapes from thorns? Or figs from thistles?
By their fruits you shall discover them. Are grapes gathered from thorns; or figs from thistles?
17 So every good tree yields good fruits, but the bad tree yields evil fruits.
Every good tree yields good fruit, and every evil tree evil fruit.
18 A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.
A good tree can not yield evil fruit, nor an evil tree good fruit.
19 Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast into fire:
Every tree which yields not good fruit, is cut down, and turned into fuel.
20 therefore from their fruits you will know them.
Wherefore, by their fruits you shall discover them.
21 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.
Not every one who says to me, Master, Master, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven.
22 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?
Many will say to me on that day, Master, Master, have we not taught in thy name, and in thy name performed many miracles?
23 And then I will acknowledge to them, that—I never knew you, depart from Me you who are working lawlessness.
To whom I will declare, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, you who practice iniquity.
24 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;
Therefore, whosoever hears these my precepts, and does them, I will compare to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
25 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.
For although the rain descended, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, it fell not, because it was founded upon the rock.
26 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;
But whosoever hears these my precepts, and does them not, shall be compared to a simpleton, who built his house upon the sand.
27 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.”
For when the rain descended, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, it fell, and great was its ruin.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching,
When Jesus had ended this discourse, the people were struck with awe at his manner of teaching;
29 for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
for he taught as one who had authority, and not as the Scribes.
