Matthew 7
1 Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
“Do not judge, so that you be not judged.
2 For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged, and with the measure that you measure, it will be measured out to you.
Because with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
3 Why do you look at the tiny piece of straw that is in your brother's eye, but you do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
So why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take out the piece of straw that is in your eye,' while the log is in your own eye?
Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ when hey, there is a plank in yours?
5 You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the piece of straw that is in your brother's eye.
Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of the hogs. Otherwise they may trample them underfoot, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
“A Do not give what is holy to the dogs, B nor cast your pearls before the pigs; B lest they trample them with their feet, and A turning around they tear you to pieces.
7 Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
“Keep asking, and it will be given to you; keep seeking, and you will find; keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and to the person who knocks, it will be opened.
For each one asking, receives; and the one seeking, finds; and to the one knocking it will be opened.
9 Or which one of you, if his son asks for a loaf of bread, will give him a stone?
Or which man is among you who, if his son asks for bread will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
Or if he asks for a fish will give him a snake?
11 Therefore, if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him?
If you then, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those who ask Him!
12 Therefore, whatever things you want people to do to you, you should also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
So then, whatever you want people to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many people who go through it.
“Go in through the narrow gate; because wide is the gate and broad is the way which leads away into perdition, and those who are going in through it are many.
14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
How narrow is the gate and confined the way which leads away into life, and those who are finding it are few!
15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but are truly ravenous wolves.
“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do people gather grapes from a thornbush or figs from thistles?
You will know them by their fruits. Do people gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but the bad tree produces bad fruit.
Just so, every good tree produces good fruits, but the rotten tree produces evil fruits.
18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
A good tree cannot produce evil fruits, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruits.
19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
So every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruits.
Therefore, you will know them by their fruits.
21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will go into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
22 Many people will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, in your name drive out demons, and in your name do many mighty deeds?'
Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and cast out demons in Your name, and perform many mighty works in Your name?’
23 Then will I openly declare to them, 'I never knew you! Get away from me, you evildoers!'
And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me you practitioners of lawlessness!’
24 Therefore, everyone who hears my words and obeys them will be like a wise man who built his house upon a rock.
“Therefore whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will compare him to a prudent man who built his house on the bedrock;
25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall down, for it was built on the rock.
and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and attacked that house; and it did not fall, because it was founded on the bedrock.
26 But everyone who hears my words and does not obey them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.
But every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand;
27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its destruction was complete.”
and the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall!”
28 It came about that when Jesus finished speaking these words, the crowds were astonished by his teaching,
And so it was, when Jesus had ended these words, that the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
29 for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not like the scribes.
