Matthew 7
1 "Judge not, that you may not be judged;
“Do not judge, that you may not be judged,
2 for your own judgement will be dealt--and your own measure meted--to yourselves.
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 do you look at the splinter in your brother's eye, and not notice the beam which is in your 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 say to your brother, 'Allow me to take the splinter out of your eye,' while the beam is in your 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 Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to remove the splinter from your 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 to the dogs, nor throw your pearls to the swine; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and then turn and attack 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 will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you;
8 For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.
for everyone who is asking receives, and he who is seeking finds, and to him who is knocking it will be opened.
9 What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him for bread will offer 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 the son shall ask him for a fish will offer him a snake?
And if he may ask [for] a fish—a serpent will he present to him?
11 If you then, imperfect as you are, 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, 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 Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this the Law and the Prophets are summed up.
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 by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad the road which leads to ruin, and many there are who enter by it;
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 narrow is the gate and contracted the road which leads to Life, and few are those who 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 the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.
But take heed of the false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, and inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 By their fruits you will easily recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from brambles?
From their fruits you will know them; do [men] gather grapes from thorns? Or figs from thistles?
17 Just so every good tree produces good fruit, but a poisonous tree produces bad fruit.
So every good tree yields good fruits, but the bad tree yields evil fruits.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a poisonous tree good fruit.
A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.
19 Every tree which does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown aside for burning.
Every tree not yielding good fruit is cut down and is cast into fire:
20 So by their fruits at any rate, you will easily recognize them.
therefore from their fruits you will know them.
21 "Not every one who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to my Father who 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 on that day, "'Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name expelled demons, and in Thy name performed many mighty 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 I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you: begone from me, you doers of wickedness.'
And then I will acknowledge to them, that—I never knew you, depart from Me you who are working lawlessness.
24 "Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon 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 heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on 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 who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon 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 The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall."
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 When Jesus had concluded this discourse, the crowds were filled with amazement at His teaching,
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at His teaching,
29 for He had been teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.
for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
