Matthew 7
1 “Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.
Judge not, that all of you 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 all of you judge, all of you shall be judged: and with what measure all of you mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the beam that is in your own eye?
And why behold you the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that 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 will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the splinter out of your eye; and, behold, a 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.
You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; and then shall you see clearly to cast out the splinter out of your brother's eye.
6 “Do not 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 unto the dogs, neither cast all of you your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and return 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 all of you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks 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, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
Or if he 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 all of you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which 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 whatsoever all of you would that men should do to you, do all of you 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 all of you in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 How narrow is the gate and the way is restricted that leads to life! There are few who find it.
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be 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, which 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?
All of you shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Wherefore by their fruits all of you 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 says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did not 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 your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in your 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 unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, all of you 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 whosoever hears these sayings (logos) of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which 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 did not 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 does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
And every one that hears these sayings (logos) of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which 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 the fall of it.
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, (logos) 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.
