Matthew 7

Judging Others

1“1Do not judgeG2919 soG2443 that you will not be judgedG2919. 2For in the wayG2917 you judgeG2919, you will be judgedG2919; and 23by your standardG3358 of measureG3354, it will be measuredG3354 to you. 3WhyG5101 do you 4lookG991 at the speckG2595 that is in your brother’sG80 eyeG3788, but do not noticeG2657 the logG1385 that is in your own eyeG3788? 45OrG2228 howG4459 6can you sayG3004 to your brotherG80, ‘LetG863 me takeG1544 the speckG2595 out of your eyeG3788,’ and beholdG2400, the logG1385 is in your own eyeG3788? 5You hypocriteG5273, firstG4413 takeG1544 the logG1385 out of your own eyeG3788, and thenG5119 you will seeG1227 clearlyG1227 to takeG1544 the speckG2595 out of your brother’sG80 eyeG3788.

6“7Do not giveG1325 whatG3588 is holyG40 to dogsG2965, and do not throwG906 your pearlsG3135 beforeG1715 swineG5519, orG3379 they will trampleG2662 them underG2662 their feetG4228, and turnG4762 and tearG4486 you to piecesG4486.

Prayer and the Golden Rule

7“89AskG154, and 10it will be givenG1325 to you; 11seekG2212, and you will findG2147; 12knockG2925, and it will be openedG455 to you. 8For everyoneG3956 who asksG154 receivesG2983, and he who seeksG2212 findsG2147, and to him who knocksG2925 it will be openedG455. 9OrG2228 whatG5101 manG444 is there amongG1537 you 13whoG3739, whenG3739 his sonG5207 asksG154 for a loafG740, 14will giveG1929 him a stoneG3037? 10OrG2228 15ifG2532 he asksG154 for a fishG2486, he will not giveG1929 him a snakeG3789, will he? 11IfG1487 you thenG3767, beingG1510 evilG4190, knowG3609 howG3609 to giveG1325 goodG18 giftsG1390 to your childrenG5043, 16howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will your FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772 giveG1325 what is goodG18 to thoseG3588 who askG154 Him!

12“In everythingG3956, 17thereforeG3767, 18treatG4160 peopleG444 the sameG3779 wayG3779 you wantG2309 19them to treatG4160 you, for 20thisG3778 is the LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396.

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13“21EnterG1525 throughG1223 the narrowG4728 gateG4439; for the gateG4439 is wideG4116 and the wayG3598 is broadG2149 that leadsG520 to destructionG684, and thereG1510 are manyG4183 who enterG1525 throughG1223 it. 14For the gateG4439 is smallG4728 and the wayG3598 is narrowG2346 that leadsG520 to lifeG2222, and thereG1510 are fewG3641 who findG2147 it.

A Tree and Its Fruit

15“BewareG4337 of the 22falseG5578 prophetsG5578, whoG3748 comeG2064 to you in sheep’sG4263 clothingG1742, but inwardlyG2081 are 23ravenousG727 wolvesG3074. 16You will 2425knowG1921 them by their fruitsG2590. 26GrapesG4718 are not gatheredG4816 from thornG173 bushes norG2228 figsG4810 from thistlesG5146, are they? 17SoG3779 27everyG3956 goodG18 treeG1186 bearsG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590, but the badG4550 treeG1186 bearsG4160 badG4190 fruitG2590. 18A goodG18 treeG1186 cannotG1410G3756 produceG5342 badG4190 fruitG2590, norG3761 can a badG4550 treeG1186 produceG5342 goodG2570 fruitG2590. 1928EveryG3956 treeG1186 that does not bearG4160 goodG2570 fruitG2590 is cutG1581 downG1581 and thrownG906 into the fireG4442. 20SoG1065 thenG686, you will 29knowG1921 them 30by their fruitsG2590.

21“31Not everyoneG3956 who saysG3004 to Me, ‘LordG2962, LordG2962,’ will enterG1525 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772, but he who doesG4160 the willG2307 of My FatherG3962 who is in heavenG3772 will enter. 2232ManyG4183 will sayG3004 to Me on 33that dayG2250, ‘LordG2962, LordG2962, did we not prophesyG4395 in Your nameG3686, and in Your nameG3686 castG1544 out demonsG1140, and in Your nameG3686 performG4160 manyG4183 34miraclesG1411?’ 23And thenG5119 I will declareG3670 to them, ‘I neverG3763 knewG1097 you; 35departG672 from Me, you who practiceG2038 lawlessnessG458.’

The Two Foundations

24“ThereforeG3767 36everyoneG3956 whoG3748 hearsG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056 of MineG1473 and 37actsG4160 on them, 38may be comparedG3666 to a wiseG5429 manG435 whoG3748 builtG3618 his houseG3614 on the rockG4073. 25And the rainG1028 fellG2597, and the 39floodsG4215 cameG2064, and the windsG417 blewG4154 and slammedG4363 againstG4363 that houseG3614; and yet it did not fallG4098, for it had been foundedG2311 on the rockG4073. 26EveryoneG3956 who hearsG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056 of MineG1473 and does not 40actG4160 on them, will be likeG3666 a foolishG3474 manG435 whoG3748 builtG3618 his houseG3614 on the sandG285. 27The rainG1028 fellG4098, and the 41floodsG4215 cameG2064, and the windsG417 blewG4154 and slammedG4350 againstG4350 that houseG3614; and it fellG4098--and greatG3173 was its fallG4431.”

284243WhenG3753 JesusG2424 had finishedG5055 theseG3778 wordsG3056, 44the crowdsG3793 were amazedG1605 at His teachingG1322; 29for He was teachingG1321 them as one havingG2192 authorityG1849, and not as their scribesG1122.