English Standard Version

Matthew 7:1

1"Judge not, that you be not judged.

Matthew 7:1 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)Judge not, that ye be not judged.
New International Version (NIV)“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
New King James Version (NKJV)“Judge not, that you be not judged.
New Living Translation (NLT)“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.

Context of Matthew 7:1

"Judge not, that you be not judged. 2For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

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Matthew 7:1 word by word

Μὴ κρίνετε ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτε·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

Judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
notμήmē · notG3361
thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443

Cross-references for Matthew 7:1

Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at his word: "Your brothers who hate you and cast you out for my name's sake have said, 'Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy'; but it is they who shall be put to shame.
Ezekiel 16:52Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have intervened on behalf of your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.
Luke 6:37"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
Romans 2:1Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.
Romans 14:3Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
1 Corinthians 4:3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
James 3:1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
James 4:11Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

Commentaries on Matthew 7:1

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Judge not, that ye be not judged - These exhortations are pointed against rash, harsh, and uncharitable judgments, the thinking evil, where no evil seems, and speaking of it accordingly. The Jews were highly criminal here, and yet had very excellent maxims against it, as may be seen in Schoettgen. This is one of the most important exhortations in the whole of this excellent sermon. By a secret and criminal disposition of nature, man endeavors to elevate…Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Judge not - This command refers to rash, censorious, and unjust judgment. See Romans 2:1. Luke Luke 6:37 explains it in the sense of “condemning.” Christ does not condemn judging as a magistrate, for that, when according to justice, is lawful and necessary. Nor does he condemn our “forming an opinion” of the conduct of others, for it is impossible “not” to form an opinion of conduct that we know to be evil. But what he refers to is a habit of forming a…Read the comment
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Christ reproves rash judgment. (1-6) Encouragements to prayer. (7-11) The broad and narrow way. (12-14) Against false prophets. (15-20) To be doers of the word, not hearers only. (21-29) Verses 1-6 We must judge ourselves, and judge of our own acts, but not make our word a law to everybody. We must not judge rashly, nor pass judgment upon our brother without any ground. We must not make the worst of people. Here is a just reproof to those who quarrel with…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Mercy is a key theme in the teachings and actions of Jesus (Matthew 9:9–13; 12:1–7). But Jesus also clearly opposes sin (18:15–20; 23:13–33). Jesus also warns against controlling or condemning others in the name of care. The kind of judgment he forbids is often harsh criticism of small or trivial matters(23:23–24). Only God has the right to judge (James 4:11–12). do not judge, or you will be judged: This may refer to God's judgment at the end of time…Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-12Sermon on the Mount--concluded. That these verses are entirely supplementary is the simplest and most natural view of them. All attempts to make out any evident connection with the immediately preceding context are, in our judgment, forced. But, though supplementary, these counsels are far from being of subordinate importance. On the contrary, they involve some of the most delicate and vital duties of the Christian life. In the vivid form in which they…Read the comment

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