Matthew 7
1 "Do not judge, so that you won't be judged.
“Do not judge, or you will 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 with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 And why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and look, the log is in your own eye?
How 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?
5 You hypocrite. First remove the log out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.
You 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.
6 "Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, or they will trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces.
Do 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.
7 "Ask, and it will be given to 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 everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he will ask for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
Or if he asks for a fish, will give 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.
So 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!
12 Therefore whatever you desire for people to do to you, so also you should do to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
13 "Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14 How narrow is the gate, and difficult is the way that leads to life. Few are those who find it.
But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.
So then, by their fruit you will 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 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.
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 on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
23 And then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.'
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
24 "Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, will be compared to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 And 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.
The 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.
26 And 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.
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall."
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
28 And it happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
29 for he taught them with authority, and not like their scribes.
because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
