Matthew 7
7
Measuring Your Measure
1“Stop judging, so that you may not be judged.
2For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3“Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye?
4Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, the beam is in your own eye?
5Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
6“Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet, then turn and rip you to shreds.
7“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
8For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it shall be opened.
9“For what man among you, when his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
10Or when he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
12So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets.
13“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many.
14How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
Judging the Fruit
15“Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes aren’t gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, are they?
17Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit.
18A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruit.
19Every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
20So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.
21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘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 declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Get away from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”
Building on a Firm Foundation
24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house; and yet it did not fall, for its foundation had been built on the rock.
26Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
27And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
28Now when Yeshua had finished these words, the crowds were astounded at His teaching,
29for He was teaching them as one having authority and not as their Torah scholars.
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Matthew 7
7
Judging Others
(Luke 6:37–42; Romans 14:1–12)
1“Do not judge, or you will be judged. 2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? 5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
Ask, Seek, Knock
(Luke 11:5–13)
7Ask, 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; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
The Narrow Gate
(Luke 13:22–30)
13Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
A Tree and Its Fruit
(Luke 6:43–45)
15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered 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. 20So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father 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 perform many miracles?’
23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
The House on the Rock
(Luke 6:46–49)
24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
The Authority of Jesus
28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, 29because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
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