Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that you be not judged;
Judge not, that ye be not judged; —
2 for as you judge, you shall be judged; and the measure which you give, the same you shall receive.
For, with what judgment ye judge, shall ye be judged, —and, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured unto you.
3 And why do you observe the mote in your brother's eye, but you are insensible of the splinter in your own eye?
Why, moreover, beholdest thou the mote, in the eye of thy brother, —while, the beam in thine own eye, thou dost not consider?
4 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?
Or how wilt thou say unto thy brother, Let me cast the mote out of thine eye, —when lo! a beam, is in thine own eye?
5 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.
Hypocrite! cast first, out of thine own eye, the beam, —and, then, shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote, out of the eye of thy brother.
6 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.
Do not give what is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, —lest once they trample, them, down with their feet, and, turning, tear, you.
7 Ask, and you shall obtain; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find, —Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto you.
8 For whosoever asks, obtains; whosoever seeks, finds; and to every one who knocks, the door shall be opened.
For, whosoever asketh, receiveth, and, he that seeketh, findeth, —and, to him that knocketh, shall it be opened.
9 Who of you men would give his son a stone, when he asks bread;
Or what man, from among yourselves, whom his son shall ask for a loaf, —a stone, will give him?
10 or a serpent, when he asks a fish?
Or, a fish also, shall ask, —a serpent, will give him?
11 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?
If then, ye, being, evil, know how, good gifts, to be giving unto your children, how much more, will, your Father who is in the heavens, give good things to them that ask, him?
12 Whatever you would that others do to you, do you the same to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Whatsoever things, therefore, ye would, that men be doing unto you, so, be, ye also, doing, unto them, —for, this, is the law and the prophets.
13 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.
Enter ye in at, the narrow gate; because broad and roomy is the way that leadeth unto destruction, —and, many, are they who enter thereby:
14 But how strait is the gate of life; how narrow the way leading thither; and how few are they who find it!
Because, narrow, is the gate, and, confined, the way, that leadeth unto life, —and, few, are they who find, it.
15 Beware of false teachers, who come to you in the garb of sheep, while inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Beware of false prophets, who come unto you in clothing of sheep, —while, within, they are ravening wolves.
16 By their fruits you shall discover them. Are grapes gathered from thorns; or figs from thistles?
By their fruits, shall ye find, them, out, —unless perhaps men gather—from thorns, grapes! or, from thistles, figs!
17 Every good tree yields good fruit, and every evil tree evil fruit.
So, every good tree, fine fruit, produceth, —whereas, the worthless tree, evil fruit, produceth:
18 A good tree can not yield evil fruit, nor an evil tree good fruit.
It is, impossible, for a, good tree, to be bearing, evil fruit, neither doth, a worthless tree, produce, fine fruit.
19 Every tree which yields not good fruit, is cut down, and turned into fuel.
Every tree that beareth not fine fruit, is hewn down, and, into fire, is cast.
20 Wherefore, by their fruits you shall discover them.
After all then, by their fruits, shall ye find, them, out.
21 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.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord! Lord! shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, —but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
22 Many will say to me on that day, Master, Master, have we not taught in thy name, and in thy name performed many miracles?
Many, will say unto me, in, that, day, Lord! Lord! did we not, in thy name, prophesy, and, in thy name, cast, demons, out, —and, in thy name, many works of power, perform?
23 To whom I will declare, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, you who practice iniquity.
And, then, will I confess unto them, Never, have I acknowledged you, —Depart from me, ye workers of lawlessness!
24 Therefore, whosoever hears these my precepts, and does them, I will compare to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
Every one, therefore, who heareth [these] my words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
25 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.
And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock.
26 But whosoever hears these my precepts, and does them not, shall be compared to a simpleton, who built his house upon the sand.
And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
27 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.
And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, and it fell; and, the fall thereof, was, great.
28 When Jesus had ended this discourse, the people were struck with awe at his manner of teaching;
And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, with astonishment were the multitudes being struck at his teaching;
29 for he taught as one who had authority, and not as the Scribes.
for he was teaching them as one having, authority, and not as their Scribes.
