Matthew 7
1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.
"Judge not, that you may not be 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 your own judgement will be dealt--and your own measure meted--to yourselves.
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 do you look at the splinter in your brother's eye, and not notice the beam which is in your 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 say to your brother, 'Allow me to take the splinter out of your eye,' while the beam is in your 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.
Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to remove the splinter from 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.
"Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor throw your pearls to the swine; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and then turn and attack 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 will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
For it is always he who asks that receives, he who seeks that finds, and he who knocks that has the door opened to him.
9 Or who is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
What man is there among you, who if his son shall ask him for bread will offer him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
Or if the son shall ask him for a fish will offer him a snake?
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 you then, imperfect as you are, 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!
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.
Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this the Law and the Prophets are summed up.
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 by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad the road which leads to ruin, and many there are who enter by it;
14 How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
because narrow is the gate and contracted the road which leads to Life, and few are those who find it.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
"Beware of the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
By their fruits you will easily recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from brambles?
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Just so every good tree produces good fruit, but a poisonous tree produces bad fruit.
18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a poisonous tree good fruit.
19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Every tree which does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown aside for burning.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
So by their fruits at any rate, you will easily recognize 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 who says to me, 'Master, Master,' will enter the Kingdom of the Heavens, but only those who are obedient to 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 on that day, "'Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name expelled demons, and in Thy name performed many mighty works?'
23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
"And then I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you: begone from me, you doers of wickedness.'
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.
"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon 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 heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on 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 who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon 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.”
The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall."
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
When Jesus had concluded this discourse, the crowds were filled with amazement at His teaching,
29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
for He had been teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.
