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Matthew 7:2
2For just as you [hypocritically] judge others [when you are sinful and unrepentant], so will you be judged; and in accordance with your standard of measure [used to pass out judgment], judgment will be measured to you.
Matthew 7:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
- New International Version (NIV)For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
Context of Matthew 7:2
1“ Do not judge and criticize and condemn [others unfairly with an attitude of self-righteous superiority as though assuming the office of a judge], so that you will not be judged [unfairly]. For just as you [hypocritically] judge others [when you are sinful and unrepentant], so will you be judged; and in accordance with your standard of measure [used to pass out judgment], judgment will be measured to you. 3Why do you look at the [insignificant] speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice and acknowledge the [egregious] log that is in your own eye? 4Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me get the speck out of your eye,’ when there is a log in your own eye?
Read all of Matthew 7Matthew 7:2 word by word
ἐν ᾧ γὰρ κρίματι κρίνετε, κριθήσεσθε· καὶ ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε, μετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- judgmentκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
- ye judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- measureμέτρονmetron · measureG3358
- ye meteμετρέωmetreō · to measureG3354
- it shall be measuredἀντιμετρέωantimetreō · to returnG488
- to youσύsu · youG4771
Cross-references for Matthew 7:2
- Judges 1:7Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather up scraps of food under my table; as I have done [to others], so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
- Psalms 18:25With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless,
- Psalms 137:7Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom, The day of [the fall of] Jerusalem, Who said “Down, down [with her] To her very foundation.”
- Jeremiah 51:24“And I will [completely] repay Babylon and all the people of Chaldea for all the evil that they have done in Zion—before your very eyes [I will do it],” says the Lord.
- Obadiah 1:15“For the [judgment] day of the Lord draws near on all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you [in retribution]; Your [evil] dealings will return on your own head.
- Mark 4:24Then He said to them, “Pay attention to what you hear. By your own standard of measurement [that is, to the extent that you study spiritual truth and apply godly wisdom] it will be measured to you [and you will be given even greater ability to respond]—and more will be given to you besides.
- Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:6Now [remember] this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to others] will also reap generously [and be blessed].
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,
- James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; but [to the one who has shown mercy] mercy triumphs [victoriously] over judgment.
- Revelation 18:6Repay to her even as she has repaid others, and pay back [to her] double [her torment] in accordance with what she has done; in the cup [of sin and suffering] which she mixed, mix a double portion [of perfect justice] for her.
Commentaries on Matthew 7:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For with what judgment - He who is severe on others will naturally excite their severity against himself. The censures and calumnies which we have suffered are probably the just reward of those which we have dealt out to others.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2With what judgment - This was a proverb among the Jews. It expressed a truth; and Christ did not hesitate to adopt it as conveying his own sentiments. It refers no less to the way in which people will judge of us, than to the rule by which God will judge us. See 2 Samuel 22:27; Mark 4:24; James 2:13. Mete - Measure. You shall be judged by the same rule which you apply to others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. For with what judgments ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete--whatever standard of judgment ye apply to others. it shall be measured to you again--This proverbial maxim is used by our Lord in other connections--as in Mr 4:24, and with a slightly different application in Lu 6:38--as a great principle in the divine administration. Unkind judgment of others will be judicially returned upon ourselves, in the day when God shall judge…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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