Matthew 7:1

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Judge not, that you be not judged.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Judge not, that you be not judged.

Context of Matthew 7:1

“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. 3“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?

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 this message from the Lord, all you who tremble at his words: “Your own people hate you and throw you out for being loyal to my name. ‘Let the Lord be honored!’ they scoff. ‘Be joyful in him!’ But they will be put to shame.
• Ezekiel 16:52Shame on you! Your sins are so terrible that you make your sisters seem righteous, even virtuous.
• Luke 6:37“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.
• Romans 2:1You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things.
• Romans 14:3Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.
• 1 Corinthians 4:3As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point.
• James 3:1Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly.
• James 4:11Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you.

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

Topics related to Matthew 7:1

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Religion
• Retaliation
• Uncharitableness
• Way

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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