Matthew 7
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CHAPTER 7
1Do not ye deem, that ye be not deemed;
2for in what doom ye deem, ye shall be deemed, and in what measure ye mete, it shall be meted again to you.
3But what seest thou a little mote in the eye of thy brother, and seest not a beam in thine own eye?
4Or how sayest thou to thy brother, Brother, suffer [that] I shall do out a mote from thine eye, and lo! a beam is in thine own eye?
5Hypocrite, first do out the beam of thine eye or do thou out first the beam of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see to do out the mote of the eye of thy brother.
6Do not ye give holy thing to hounds, neither cast ye your margarites before swine, lest peradventure they defoul them with their feet, and the hounds be turned, and tear you all to pieces.
7Ask ye, and it shall be given to you; seek ye, and ye shall find; knock ye, and it shall be opened to you.
8For each that asketh, taketh; and he that seeketh, findeth; and it shall be opened to him, that knocketh.
9What man of you is, that if his son ask him bread, whether he will take to him a stone?
10Or if he ask [a] fish, whether he will give [to] him an adder?
11Therefore if ye, when ye be evil men, know how to give good gifts to your sons, how much more your Father that is in heavens shall give good things to men that ask him?
12Therefore all things, whatever things ye will that men do to you, do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
13Enter ye by the strait gate; for the gate that leadeth to perdition, [or to damnation], is large, and the way is broad, and there be many that enter by it.
14How strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth to life, and there be few that find it.
15Be ye ware of false prophets, that come to you in clothings of sheep, but withinforth they be wolves of raven [or but within they be ravishing wolves];
16of their fruits ye shall know them. Whether men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of briars?
17So every good tree maketh good fruits; but an evil tree maketh evil fruits.
18A good tree may not make evil fruits, neither an evil tree [may] make good fruits.
19Every tree that maketh not good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.
20Therefore of their fruits ye shall know them.
21Not every man that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father that is in heavens, he shall enter into the kingdom of heavens.
22Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, whether we have not prophesied in thy name, and have cast out fiends [or devils] in thy name, and have done many virtues in thy name?
23And then I shall acknowledge to them, That I knew you never; depart away from me, ye that work wicked-ness.
24Therefore every man that heareth these my words, and doeth them, shall be made like to a wise man, that hath builded his house on a stone.
25And rain came down, and floods came, and winds blew, and rushed into that house; and it felled not down, for it was founded on a stone.
26And every man that heareth these my words, and doeth them not, is like a fool, that hath builded his house on gravel [or on sand].
27And rain came down, and floods came, and winds blew, and hurled against that house; and it felled down, and the falling down thereof was great.
28And it was done, when Jesus had ended these words, the people wondered on his teaching;
29for he taught them, as he that had power, and not as the scribes and the Pharisees.
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Matthew 7
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1Judge not, that ye may not be judged; 2for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you. 3But why lookest thou on the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam that is in thine eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Allow me, I will cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine eye? 5Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the mote out of the eye of thy brother. 6Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.
7Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. 8For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. 9Or what man is there of you who, if his son shall ask of him a loaf of bread, will give him a stone; 10and if he ask a fish, will give him a serpent? 11If therefore ye, being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to them that ask of him?
12Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets. 13Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it. 14For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.
15But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves. 16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs? 17So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits. 18A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits. 19Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. 20By their fruits then surely ye shall know them.
21Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens. 22Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power? 23and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness. 24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock; 25and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. 26And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand; 27and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great. 28And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his doctrine, 29for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.