Matthew 7
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Don’t Judge Other People
1“Don’t judge other people, or you’ll be judged yourself. 2You will be judged in the same way that you judge others, and the measure you use for others will be used for you.
3“Why do you look at the bit of sawdust in your friend’s eye but pay no attention to the chunk of wood in your own eye? 4How can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take the bit of sawdust out of your eye,’ when there’s a log in your own eye? 5You hypocrite! First take the piece of wood out of your own eye, and then you’ll be able to see to take the bit of sawdust out of your friend’s eye.
6“Don’t give holy things to dogs, and don’t throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may stomp all over them and then turn around 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 the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.
9“Suppose your son asks for bread. Which of you would give him a stone? 10Or suppose he asks for a fish. Which of you would give him a snake? 11Even people who are bad know how to give good gifts to their children. How much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him! 12In everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you. That sums up the Law and the Prophets.
The Large and Small Gates
13“Enter through the narrow gate. The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to ruin. Many people go that way. 14But the gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to life. Only a few people find it.
True and False Prophets
15“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you disguised as sheep, but on the inside they’re hungry wolves. 16You’ll recognize them by their fruit. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? 17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree can’t bear bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t bear good fruit. 19Every tree that doesn’t bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20So you’ll recognize them by their fruit.
True and False Disciples
21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord! Lord! Didn’t we prophesy in your name? Didn’t we drive out demons? Didn’t we do many miracles?’ 23But I will tell them outright, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me—you didn’t follow God’s ways!’
Put Jesus’ Words into Practice
24“So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise person who built a house on a rock. 25The rain came down, the water rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it didn’t fall, because it was built on a rock. 26Everyone who hears my words but doesn’t put them into practice is like a foolish person who built a house on the sand. 27The rain came down, the water rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a loud crash.”
28When Jesus had finished saying all these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching. 29He taught like one who had authority, and not like 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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