Matthew 7
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Judging Others
Lk 6:37–38, 41–42
1#Lk 6:37; Jas 4:11–12#“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2#Mk 4:24; Lk 6:38For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged. And with the measure you use, it will be measured again for you.
3#Jn 8:7–9“And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank that is in your own eye? 4Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me pull the speck out of your eye,’ when a log is in your own eye? 5You hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
6#Mt 15:26; Pr 9:7–8“Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn around and attack you.
Ask, Seek, Knock
Lk 11:9–13
7#Mt 21:22; Mk 11:24“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, it will be opened.
9“What man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake? 11#Ge 6:5; 8:21If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! 12#Lk 6:31; Ro 13:8–10; Lev 19:18Therefore, everything you would like men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
The Narrow Gate
Lk 13:24
13“Enter at the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who are going through it, 14because small is the gate and narrow is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
A Tree and Its Fruit
Lk 6:43–44
15#1Jn 4:1; Mt 24:11; Col 2:8“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16#Mt 12:33; Jas 3:12You will know them by their fruit. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17#Mt 12:33–35Even so, every good tree bears good fruit. But a corrupt tree bears evil fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a corrupt tree bear good fruit. 19#Mt 3:10; Lk 3:9Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20#Mt 7:16Therefore, by their fruit you will know them.
I Never Knew You
Lk 13:25–27
21#Mt 25:11–12; Lk 6:46“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. 22#Nu 24:4; Mal 3:17–18Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonderful works in Your name?’ 23#Ps 6:8; Mt 25:41But then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from Me, you who practice evil.’#Ps 6:8.
The Two Housebuilders
Lk 6:47–49
24#Lk 6:47–49“Whoever hears these sayings of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. 25And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it did not fall, for it was founded a rock. 26And every one who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it fell. And its fall was great.”
28#Mk 1:22; 6:2When Jesus finished these sayings, the people were astonished at His teaching, 29for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Matthew 7
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Be Careful About Judging Others
1“Don’t judge others, or you will be judged. 2You will be judged in the same way that you judge others, and the amount you give to others will be given to you.
3“Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood in your own eye? 4How can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take that little piece of dust out of your eye’? Look at yourself! You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye. 5You hypocrite! First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your friend’s eye.
6“Don’t give holy things to dogs, and don’t throw your pearls before pigs. Pigs will only trample on them, and dogs will turn to attack you.
Ask God for What You Need
7“Ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you. 8Yes, everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened.
9“If your children ask for bread, which of you would give them a stone? 10Or if your children ask for a fish, would you give them a snake? 11Even though you are bad, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him!
The Most Important Rule
12“Do to others what you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.
The Way to Heaven Is Hard
13“Enter through the narrow gate. The gate is wide and the road is wide that leads to hell, and many people enter through that gate. 14But the gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to true life. Only a few people find that road.
People Know You by Your Actions
15“Be careful of false prophets. They come to you looking gentle like sheep, but they are really dangerous like wolves. 16You will know these people by what they do. Grapes don’t come from thornbushes, and figs don’t come from thorny weeds. 17In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. 19Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20In the same way, you will know these false prophets by what they do.
21“Not all those who say ‘You are our Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. The only people who will enter the kingdom of heaven are those who do what my Father in heaven wants. 22On the last day many people will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, we spoke for you, and through you we forced out demons and did many miracles.’ 23Then I will tell them clearly, ‘Get away from me, you who do evil. I never knew you.’
Two Kinds of People
24“Everyone who hears my words and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and hit that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on rock. 26Everyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27It rained hard, the floods came, and the winds blew and hit that house, and it fell with a big crash.”
28When Jesus finished saying these things, the people were amazed at his teaching, 29because he did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like a person who had authority.
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