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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Matthew 7
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1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. 2For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 3Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye? 4Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye? 5You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.
6 “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. 9Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? 11If 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! 12Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the Torah and the Prophets.
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter in by it. 14How#7:14 TR reads “Because” instead of “How” narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves. 16By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. 19Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ 23Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
24 “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. 25The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell—and its fall was great.”
28 When Yeshua had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, 29for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
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