Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
For with the judgment that ye judge, ye shall be judged; and by the measure that ye measure, shall it be measured to you.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
And why observest thou the straw in thy brother's eye, and regardest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Allow me to pluck the straw from thy eye; and lo! a beam is in thy own eye.
5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Thou hypocrite; pluck first the beam from thy own eye; and then thou wilt see clearly, to pluck the straw out of thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.
Give not a holy thing to dogs: and cast not your pearls before swine; lest they tread them under their feet, and turn and lacerate you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Ask, and it shall be given to you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
For, every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
For what man is there among you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he reach him a stone?
10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
Or if he ask of him a fish, will he reach him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you; so also do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby.
Enter ye in by the strait gate; for wide is the gate and broad the way which leadeth to destruction; and many are they that walk in it.
14 For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.
How small the gate and straitened the way that leadeth to life, and few they who 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 the garb of sheep, but internally they are rapacious wolves.
16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
And from their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes; or figs from thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
So every good tree beareth good fruits; but a bad tree beareth bad fruits.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruits; nor can a bad tree bear good fruits.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Every tree that beareth not good fruits, is cut down and consigned to the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Not whoever may say to me, My Lord, my Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?
Many will say to me in that day, My Lord, my Lord, have-we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name wrought many works of power?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
And then will I declare to them; I never knew you. Depart from me, ye doers of evil.
24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:
Every one therefore that heareth these my discourses, and doeth them, will be like to a wise man, one that built his house upon a rock.
25 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 the rock.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew; and they rushed upon that house; and it fell not, for its foundations were laid upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
And every one that heareth these my discourses, and doeth them not, will be like a foolish man that built his house upon sand.
27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew; and they rushed upon that house, and it fell; and great was the ruin of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:
And so it was, that when Jesus had ended these discourses, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:
29 for he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as their scribes.
for he taught them as one having authority; and not as their Scribes and Pharisees.
