Matthew 7:2

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“Stop judging so that you will not be judged. Otherwise, you will be judged by the same standard you use to judge others. The standards you use for others will be applied to you. 3So why do you see the piece of sawdust in another believer’s eye and not notice the wooden beam in your own eye? 4How can you say to another believer, ‘Let me take the piece of sawdust out of your eye,’ when you have a beam in your own eye?

Matthew 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 who had their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up food under my table. God has paid me back for what I did to them.” Judah’s troops brought Adoni Bezek to Jerusalem, where he died.
• Psalms 18:25⌞In dealing⌟ with faithful people you are faithful, with innocent people you are innocent,
• Psalms 137:7O Lord, remember the people of Edom. Remember what they did the day Jerusalem ⌞was captured⌟. They said, “Tear it down! Tear it down to its foundation.”
• Jeremiah 51:24“In your presence I will pay back Babylon and all the people who live in Babylon for all the evil things that they did in Zion,” declares the Lord.
• Obadiah 1:15“The day of the Lord is near for all nations. Edom, you will be treated as you have treated others. You will get back what you have given.
• Mark 4:24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you’re listening to! ⌞Knowledge⌟ will be measured out to you by the measure ⌞of attention⌟ you give. This is the way knowledge increases.
• Luke 6:38Give, and you will receive. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your pocket. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.”
• 2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: The farmer who plants a few seeds will have a very small harvest. But the farmer who plants because he has received God’s blessings will receive a harvest of God’s blessings in return.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer.
• James 2:13No mercy will be shown to those who show no mercy to others. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Revelation 18:6Do to her what she has done. Give her twice as much as she gave. Serve her a drink in her own cup twice as large as the drink she served others.

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

Topics related to Matthew 7:2

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Religion
• Retaliation
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

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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