Judging Others
1
“Do not
judge, or
you too
will be
judged.
2 For
in the
same way
you judge
others,
you will
be judged,
and with
the
measure
you use,
it will be
measured
to you.
3 “Why
do you
look at
the speck
of sawdust
in your
brother’s
eye and
pay no
attention
to the
plank in
your own
eye?
4 How
can you
say to
your
brother,
‘Let me
take the
speck out
of your
eye,’ when
all the
time there
is a plank
in your
own eye?
5 You
hypocrite,
first take
the plank
out of
your own
eye, and
then you
will see
clearly to
remove the
speck from
your
brother’s
eye.
6 “Do
not give
dogs what
is sacred;
do not
throw your
pearls to
pigs. If
you do,
they may
trample
them under
their
feet, and
turn and
tear you
to pieces.
Ask, Seek, Knock
7 “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;
the one
who seeks
finds; and
to the one
who
knocks,
the door
will be
opened.
9 “Which
of you, if
your son
asks for
bread,
will give
him a
stone?
10 Or
if he asks
for a
fish, will
give him a
snake?
11 If
you, then,
though you
are evil,
know how
to give
good gifts
to your
children,
how much
more will
your
Father in
heaven
give good
gifts to
those who
ask him!
12 So
in
everything,
do to
others
what you
would have
them do to
you, for
this sums
up the Law
and the
Prophets.
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter
through
the narrow
gate. For
wide is
the gate
and broad
is the
road that
leads to
destruction,
and many
enter
through
it.
14 But
small is
the gate
and narrow
the road
that leads
to life,
and only a
few find
it.
True and False Prophets
15 “Watch
out for
false
prophets.
They come
to you in
sheep’s
clothing,
but
inwardly
they are
ferocious
wolves.
16 By
their
fruit you
will
recognize
them. Do
people
pick
grapes
from
thornbushes,
or figs
from
thistles?
17 Likewise,
every good
tree bears
good
fruit, but
a bad tree
bears bad
fruit.
18 A
good tree
cannot
bear bad
fruit, and
a bad tree
cannot
bear good
fruit.
19 Every
tree that
does not
bear good
fruit is
cut down
and thrown
into the
fire.
20 Thus,
by their
fruit you
will
recognize
them.
True and False Disciples
21 “Not
everyone
who says
to me,
‘Lord,
Lord,’
will enter
the
kingdom of
heaven,
but only
the one
who does
the will
of my
Father who
is in
heaven.
22 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 in
your name
perform
many
miracles?’
23 Then
I will
tell them
plainly,
‘I never
knew you.
Away from
me, you
evildoers!’
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 “Therefore
everyone
who hears
these
words of
mine and
puts them
into
practice
is like a
wise man
who built
his house
on the
rock.
25 The
rain came
down, the
streams
rose, and
the winds
blew and
beat
against
that
house; yet
it did not
fall,
because it
had its
foundation
on the
rock.
26 But
everyone
who hears
these
words of
mine and
does not
put them
into
practice
is like a
foolish
man who
built his
house on
sand.
27 The
rain came
down, the
streams
rose, and
the winds
blew and
beat
against
that
house, and
it fell
with a
great
crash.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these
things,
the crowds
were
amazed at
his
teaching,
29 because
he taught
as one who
had
authority,
and not as
their
teachers
of the law.