“1 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 to you again. 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? 4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of
thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite,
first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see
clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. 6 Give not that
which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,
lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
“7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you: 8 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, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him
a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye
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 all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 13
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is]
the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in
thereat: 14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which
leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”
“15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so
every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth
forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither
[can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth
not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 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 which is in
heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy
name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I
never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Therefore
whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken
him unto a wise man, which 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 a rock. 26 And every one
that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened
unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 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 And 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.” (Matthew 7:1-29 AV)
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