Matthew 7
1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with the measure which ye measure with, it shall be measured to you again.
3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
4 Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thy eye; and, behold, a beam is in thy own eye?
5 You 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.
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thy own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy 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.
Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you:
8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
Or what man is there of you, who if his son shall ask bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
Or if he shall ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If 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!
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12 Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Therefore all things whatever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law 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.
Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in by it:
14 How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
Because small is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth bad fruit.
18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Therefore by their fruits ye shall 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.
Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 Many 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?’
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out demons? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that 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.
Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:
25 The 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.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell—and its fall was great.”
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was its fall.
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
