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37 Don’t judge,
    and you won’t be judged.
Don’t condemn,
    and you won’t be condemned.
Set free,
    and you will be set free.

38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you.[a] For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

39 He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye? 42 Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:38 literally, into your bosom.

Do Not Judge

37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(A) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(B) 38 Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap.(C) For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”(D)

39 He also told them a parable: “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?(E) 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.(F)

41 “Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother’s eye.

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