Matthew 7
1 “Do not judge, that you may not be judged,
Judge not, that ye 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 with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
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 beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine 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 wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
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.
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy 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 that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.
7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto 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 every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it 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?
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
10 And if he may ask [for] a fish—a serpent will he present to him?
or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
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 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?
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.
All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto 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 ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many be they that enter in thereby.
14 how narrow [is] the gate and compressed the way that is leading to life, and few are those finding it!
For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few be they that 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 prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
16 From their fruits you will know them; do [men] gather grapes from thorns? Or figs from thistles?
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 So every good tree yields good fruits, but the bad tree yields evil fruits.
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast into fire:
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 therefore from their fruits you will know them.
Therefore by their fruits ye shall know 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 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.
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 in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out devils, and by thy name do many mighty works?
23 And then I will acknowledge to them, that—I never knew you, depart from Me you who are working lawlessness.
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work 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;
Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which 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.
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 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;
And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which 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.”
and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching,
And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:
29 for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
for he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as their scribes.
