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«Non giudicate, affinché non siate giudicati.

Perché sarete giudicati secondo il giudizio col quale giudicate, e con la misura con cui misurate, sarà pure misurato a voi

Perché guardi la pagliuzza che è nell'occhio di tuo fratello e non ti accorgi della trave che è nel tuo occhio?

Ovvero, come puoi dire a tuo fratello: "Lascia che ti tolga dall'occhio la pagliuzza", mentre c'è una trave nel tuo occhio?

Ipocrita, togli prima dal tuo occhio la trave e poi ci vedrai bene per togliere la pagliuzza dall'occhio di tuo fratello.

Non date ciò che è santo ai cani e non gettate le vostre perle davanti ai porci, perché non le calpestino con i piedi e poi si rivoltino per sbranarvi.

Chiedete e vi sarà dato; cercate e troverete, bussate e vi sarà aperto.

Perché chiunque chiede riceve, chi cerca trova e sarà aperto a chi bussa.

Vi è tra voi qualche uomo che, se suo figlio gli chiede del pane, gli darà una pietra?

10 O se gli chiede un pesce, gli darà una serpe?

11 Se dunque voi, che siete malvagi, sapete dare buoni doni ai vostri figli, quanto piú il Padre vostro, che è nei cieli, darà cose buone a coloro che gliele chiedono.

12 Tutte le cose dunque che voi volete che gli uomini vi facciano, fatele anche voi a loro, perché questa è la legge ed i profeti.

13 Entrate per la porta stretta, perché larga è la porta e spaziosa la via che conduce alla perdizione, e molti sono coloro che entrano per essa.

14 Quanto stretta è invece la porta e angusta la via che conduce alla vita! E pochi sono coloro che la trovano!

15 Guardatevi dai falsi profeti, i quali vengono a voi in veste di pecore, ma dentro sono lupi rapaci

16 Voi li riconoscerete dai loro frutti. Si raccoglie uva dalle spine o fichi dai rovi?

17 Cosí, ogni albero buono produce frutti buoni; ma l'albero cattivo produce frutti cattivi.

18 Un albero buono non può dare frutti cattivi, né un albero cattivo dare frutti buoni.

19 Ogni albero che non dà buon frutto è tagliato, e gettato nel fuoco.

20 Voi dunque li riconoscerete dai loro frutti.

21 Non chiunque mi dice: "Signore, Signore" entrerà nel regno dei cieli; ma chi fa la volontà del Padre mio che è nei cieli.

22 Molti mi diranno in quel giorno: "Signore, Signore, non abbiamo noi profetizzato nel tuo nome, e nel tuo nome scacciato demoni e fatte nel tuo nome molte opere potenti?"

23 E allora dichiarerò loro: "Io non vi ho mai conosciuti; allontanatevi da me, voi tutti operatori di iniquità".

24 Perciò, chiunque ascolta queste mie parole e le mette in pratica, io lo paragono ad un uomo avveduto, che ha edificato la sua casa sopra la roccia.

25 Cadde la pioggia, vennero le inondazioni, soffiarono i venti e si abbatterono su quella casa; essa però non crollò, perché era fondata sopra la roccia.

26 Chiunque invece ode queste parole non le mette in pratica, sarà paragonato ad un uomo stolto, che ha edificato la sua casa sulla sabbia.

27 Cadde poi la pioggia, vennero le inondazioni, soffiarono i venti e si abbatterono su quella casa; essa crollò e la sua rovina fu grande».

28 Ora, quando Gesú ebbe finito questi discorsi, le folle stupivano della sua dottrina,

29 perché egli le ammaestrava, come, uno che ha autorità e non come gli scribi.

Do Not Judge(A)

“Judge[a] (B)not, that you be not judged. For with what [b]judgment you judge, you will be judged; (C)and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. (D)And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

(E)“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking(F)

(G)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For (H)everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. (I)Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, (J)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! 12 Therefore, (K)whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for (L)this is the Law and the Prophets.

The Narrow Way(M)

13 (N)“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 [c]Because narrow is the gate and [d]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

You Will Know Them by Their Fruits(O)

15 (P)“Beware of false prophets, (Q)who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 (R)You will know them by their fruits. (S)Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, (T)every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 (U)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

I Never Knew You(V)

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, (W)‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who (X)does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we (Y)not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And (Z)then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; (AA)depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Build on the Rock(AB)

24 “Therefore (AC)whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that (AD)the people were astonished at His teaching, 29 (AE)for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:1 Condemn
  2. Matthew 7:2 Condemnation
  3. Matthew 7:14 NU, M How narrow . . . !
  4. Matthew 7:14 confined

De autoriteit van Jezus

‘Spreek geen oordeel uit, dan zal er over u ook geen oordeel uitgesproken worden.

Want God zal u op dezelfde manier beoordelen als waarop u anderen beoordeelt. Waarom maakt u zich druk over een splinter in het oog van uw broeder, terwijl u niet eens merkt dat in uw eigen oog een balk zit? Hoe kunt u dan zeggen: “Kom, ik zal die splinter even uit uw oog halen”? Met die balk in uw eigen oog ziet u immers niets?

Hoe kunt u dan uw broeder helpen? Huichelaar! Zorg eerst dat die balk uit uw eigen oog weg is. Dan ziet u tenminste wat u doet, als u die splinter uit het oog van uw broeder haalt. Geef de dingen van God niet aan de vijanden van God. Geef wat heilig is niet aan de honden, want ze komen terug om u te verscheuren, en gooi geen parels voor de zwijnen, want ze zullen die vertrappen.

Bid en u zult ontvangen waarvoor u bidt. Zoek en u zult vinden wat u zoekt. Klop en de deur zal voor u worden opengedaan. Want ieder die bidt, ontvangt. Wie zoekt, vindt. En voor wie klopt, gaat de deur open. Als uw zoon u om een brood vraagt, geeft u hem dan een steen? 10 En als hij u om een vis vraagt, geeft u hem dan een slang? 11 Natuurlijk niet! Al bent u slecht, u geeft uw kinderen wat goed is. Hoeveel te meer zal uw hemelse Vader het goede geven aan wie Hem erom vragen. 12 Behandel anderen zoals u wilt dat zij u behandelen. Dat is in het kort wat Mozes en de profeten hebben gezegd.

13 Ga door de smalle poort het Koninkrijk van de hemelen binnen. De weg naar de vernietiging is breed en komt uit bij een wijde poort. En wat gaan daar veel mensen door! 14 Maar de poort naar het leven is nauw. En de weg erheen smal. Weinig mensen vinden hem. 15 Pas op voor valse profeten. Zij komen naar u toe en doen zich voor als onschuldige schapen. Maar in werkelijkheid zijn het verscheurende wolven. 16 Aan hun doen en laten kunt u zien wat zij zijn, zoals men een boom kan herkennen aan zijn vruchten. U hoeft aan doornstruiken geen druiven te zoeken en aan distels geen vijgen. 17 Als u wilt weten of een boom goed of slecht is, kijk dan naar zijn vruchten. 18 Aan een goede boom komen geen slechte vruchten en aan een slechte boom geen goede. 19 Alle bomen waar geen goede vruchten aan komen, worden omgehakt en verbrand. 20 Ik bedoel dit: aan zijn doen en laten kunt u zien hoe iemand is. 21 Niet alle mensen die Here tegen Mij zeggen, komen in het hemelse Koninkrijk. Want daar komt u alleen als u doet wat mijn hemelse Vader wil. 22 Op de dag van het grote oordeel zullen velen tegen Mij zeggen: “Here, wij hebben in uw naam geprofeteerd. Here, wij hebben uw naam gebruikt om duivelse geesten te verjagen en wonderen te doen.” 23 Maar Ik zal hun antwoorden: “Ik heb u nooit gekend. Ga weg! U bent slecht en hebt alleen maar uw eigen zin gedaan.”

24 Wie naar Mij luistert en doet wat Ik zeg, is verstandig. Hij lijkt op een man die zijn huis op een rots bouwt. 25 Het kan regenen, er kan een overstroming komen en het kan stormen. Maar het huis blijft staan, want het heeft een goede fundering. 26 Maar wie hoort wat Ik zeg en zich er niets van aantrekt, is dom. Hij lijkt op een man die zijn huis op zand bouwt. 27 Als dat huis te lijden krijgt van regen, overstroming en storm, stort het met veel lawaai in.’

28 Jezus zweeg. Ieder die Hem had gehoord, stond perplex. Want Hij sprak zo heel anders dan de bijbelgeleerden. 29 Hij wist waar Hij het over had en hoefde niet aan te halen wat anderen hadden gezegd.

Judging Others(A)

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.(B) For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.(C)

“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? 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? 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.

“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(D)

“Ask and it will be given to you;(E) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;(F) and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

“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(G) to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,(H) for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.(I)

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13 “Enter through the narrow gate.(J) 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.(K) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(L) 16 By their fruit you will recognize them.(M) Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?(N) 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.(O) 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.(P) 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

True and False Disciples

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’(Q) will enter the kingdom of heaven,(R) but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.(S) 22 Many will say to me on that day,(T) ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’(U) 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’(V)

The Wise and Foolish Builders(W)

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(X) 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,(Y) the crowds were amazed at his teaching,(Z) 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.