Matthew Chapter 7
1 Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged. With what gauge⁺ you measure, it will be measured to you again.
3 Why do you notice⁺ the speck⁺ that is in your brother's or sister's eye, but do not consider~ the beam~ that is in your own eye?
4 How can⁺ you say to your brother or sister: Let me pull out the speck⁺ from your eye when behold a beam~ is in your own eye?
5 You hypocrite. First cast out the beam~ from your own eye. Then you will see clearly to cast the speck⁺ from your brother's or sister's, eye.
6 Do not give what is holy to the dogs or cast your pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear⁺ you.
7 Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives and those who seek will find and to those who knock it will be opened.
9 Or who is there among you, if your son asks for bread will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish will give him a serpent?
11 If you then being wicked⁺ 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 all things whatsoever you would that others should do to you, you do to them. For this is the sum of the law and the prophets.
13 Enter in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction and there are many who go in that way⁺
14 Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life and there are few who find it.
15 Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are greedy⁺ wolves.
16 You will know them by their fruits. Do people⁺ gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? Proverbs 20:11
17 Even so, every good tree brings forth good fruit but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut⁺ down and cast into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
21 Not everyone who says to me: Lord, Lord, will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in Heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? And in your name cast out demons⁺? And in your name done many wonderful works?
23 Then I will profess to them: I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity. Psalm 6:8
24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them I will compare⁺ to a wise man who built his house upon a rock.
25 The rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall for it was founded upon a rock.
26 Everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them shall be compared⁺ to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
27 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 Then it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine.
29 For He taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.