Matthew 7
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Judging Others
1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Ask, Seek, Knock
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
True and False Prophets
15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
True and False Disciples
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
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Matthew 7
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1“Don't judge others, so that you won't be judged. 2For whatever standard you use to judge others will be used to judge you, and whatever measurement you use to measure others will be used to measure you. 3Why do you see the speck that's in your brother's eye? Don't you notice the plank that's in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take out that speck from your eye’ when you have a plank in your own eye? 5You're being hypocritical! First get rid of the plank that's in your own eye. Then you'll be able to see clearly to take out the speck from your brother's eye.
6Don't give dogs what's holy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs. That way the pigs won't trample them underfoot, and the dogs won't turn and attack you.
7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.#7:7. In the original these are present imperatives, and could be translated “Keep on asking” etc. 8Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them. 9Would any of you give your son a stone if he asked for bread? 10Or if he asked for fish, would you give him a snake? 11So if even you who are evil know to give good things to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.
12Treat others the way you want them to treat you. This sums up the law and the prophets. 13Enter by the narrow entrance. For the entrance is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many travel that way. 14But the entrance is narrow, and the way is difficult that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15Watch out for false prophets who come wearing sheep's clothing, but who on the inside are vicious wolves. 16You can recognize them by their fruits.#7:16. In other words, you can recognize them by the results of what they do. Do people harvest grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? 17So every good tree produces good fruit, while a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit. 19Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20So you'll recognize them by their fruits.
21Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven—only those who do the will of my Father in heaven. 22Many will say to me at the Day of Judgment, ‘Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name and drive out demons in your name, and perform many miracles in your name?’ 23Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Leave me, you people who practice wickedness!’#7:23. See Psalms 6:8.
24Everyone that hears the words I say, and follows them, is like a wise man who built his house on solid rock. 25The rain poured down, and the floods rose, and the winds blew hard against the house, but it didn't fall down, because its foundations were on solid rock.
26Everyone that hears the words I say, and doesn't follow them, is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27The rain poured down, and the floods rose, and the winds blew hard against the house, and it fell down—it totally collapsed.”
28When Jesus finished explaining these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29for he taught like someone with authority, and not like their religious teachers.
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