Matthew 7

¹Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

²For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.

³And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

⁴Or how will you say to your brother, Let me take out the grain of dust from your eye, when you yourself have a bit of wood in your eye?

⁵You false one, first take out the bit of wood from your eye, then will you see clearly to take out the grain of dust from your brother's eye.

⁶Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

⁷Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

⁸Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

⁹Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

¹⁰Or if he makes a request for a fish, will give him a snake?

¹¹If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

¹²All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

¹³Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.

¹⁴For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.

¹⁵Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.

¹⁶By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

¹⁷Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

¹⁸It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.

¹⁹Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

²⁰So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

²¹Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.

²²A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?

²³And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.

²⁴Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;

²⁵And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

²⁶And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;

²⁷And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.

²⁸And it came about, when Jesus had come to the end of these words, that the people were surprised at his teaching,

²⁹for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

Matthew 7

¹"Do not judge, so that you won't be judged.

²For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

³And why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not consider the log that is in your own eye?

⁴Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the log is in your own eye?

⁵You 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.

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.

⁷"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

⁸For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

⁹Or who is there among you, who, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

¹⁰Or if he will ask for a fish, who will give him a serpent?

¹¹If 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!

¹²Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is 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.

¹⁴How narrow is the gate, and difficult is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

¹⁵"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

¹⁶By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

¹⁷Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

¹⁸A good tree cannot produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

¹⁹Every tree that does not grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

²⁰Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.

²¹Not 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.

²²Many 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?'

²³And then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.'

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.

²⁵And 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.

²⁶And 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.

²⁷And the rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell-and great was its fall."

²⁸And it happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

²⁹for he taught them with authority, and not like their scribes.