Matthew 7
New American Standard Bible
Judging Others
7 “(A)Do not [a]judge, so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and [b](B)by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you (C)look at the [c]speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 (D)Or how [d]can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the [e]speck out of your eye,’ and look, the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the [f]speck out of your brother’s eye!
6 “(E)Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
Prayer and the Golden Rule
7 “[g](F)Ask, and (G)it will be given to you; [h]seek, and you will find; [i]knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what person is there among you [j]who, when his son asks for a loaf of bread, [k]will give him a stone? 10 Or [l]if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 So if you, despite being [m]evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, (H)how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
12 “In everything, (I)therefore, [n]treat people the same way you want [o]them to treat you, for (J)this is the Law and the Prophets.
The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “(K)Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
A Tree and Its Fruit
15 “Beware of the (L)false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are (M)ravenous wolves. 16 You will [p](N)know them by their fruits. [q]Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 So (O)every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 (P)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will [r]know them (Q)by their fruits.
21 “(R)Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 (S)Many will say to Me on (T)that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many [s]miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; (U)leave Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
The Two Foundations
24 “Therefore, (V)everyone who hears these words of Mine, and [t]acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell and the [u]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not [v]act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell and the [w]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”
28 [x](W)When Jesus had finished these words, (X)the crowds were amazed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
Footnotes
- Matthew 7:1 I.e., make a habit of judging or have a judgmental attitude
- Matthew 7:2 Lit by which measure you measure
- Matthew 7:3 Or splinter
- Matthew 7:4 Lit will
- Matthew 7:4 Or splinter
- Matthew 7:5 Or splinter
- Matthew 7:7 Or Keep asking
- Matthew 7:7 Or keep seeking
- Matthew 7:7 Or keep knocking
- Matthew 7:9 Lit whom his son will ask
- Matthew 7:9 Lit he will not give him a stone, will he?
- Matthew 7:10 Lit also will ask
- Matthew 7:11 I.e., as sinful mankind
- Matthew 7:12 Lit you, too, do so for them
- Matthew 7:12 Lit people
- Matthew 7:16 Or recognize
- Matthew 7:16 Lit They do not gather
- Matthew 7:20 Or recognize
- Matthew 7:22 Or works of power
- Matthew 7:24 Lit does them
- Matthew 7:25 Lit rivers
- Matthew 7:26 Lit do them
- Matthew 7:27 Lit rivers
- Matthew 7:28 Lit And it happened when
Matthew 7
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
7 “ Do not mē judge krinō others, so hina that you will not mē be judged krinō. 2 For gar by en hos the standard krima you judge krinō you will be judged krinō, and kai with en hos the measure metron you use metreō it will be measured metreō to you hymeis. 3 And de why tis do you look blepō at the ho speck karphos · ho in en your sy brother’ s adelphos · ho eye ophthalmos · ho · ho but de pay katanoeō no ou attention to katanoeō the log dokos in en · ho your sos own eye ophthalmos? 4 Or ē how pōs dare you say legō to ho your sy brother adelphos, ‘ Let aphiēmi me remove ekballō the ho speck karphos from ek · ho your sy eye ophthalmos,’ and kai look idou, there is a ho log dokos in en · ho your own sy eye ophthalmos? 5 You hypocrite hypokritēs! First prōton take ekballō the ho log dokos out ek of ho your own sy eye ophthalmos, and kai then tote you will be able to see diablepō clearly to remove ekballō the ho speck karphos out ek of ho your sy brother’ s adelphos eye ophthalmos. · ho
6 “ Do not mē give didōmi what ho is holy hagios to ho dogs kyōn, and mēde do not throw ballō · ho your hymeis pearls margaritēs in front emprosthen of ho pigs choiros, lest mēpote the pigs trample katapateō them autos under en · ho their autos feet pous, and kai the dogs turn strephō and tear rhēgnymi you hymeis to pieces.
7 “ Ask aiteō and kai it will be given didōmi to you hymeis, seek zēteō and kai you will find heuriskō, knock krouō and kai it will be opened anoigō for you hymeis. 8 For gar everyone pas who ho asks aiteō receives lambanō, and kai everyone who ho seeks zēteō finds heuriskō, and kai for everyone who ho knocks krouō it will be opened anoigō. 9 Or ē is there eimi any tis man anthrōpos among ek you hymeis who hos, if his autos son hyios should ask aiteō · ho for bread artos, would give epididōmi him autos a stone lithos? 10 Or ē · kai if he should ask for aiteō a fish ichthus, would give epididōmi him autos a snake ophis? 11 If ei then oun you hymeis, who are eimi evil ponēros, know oida how to give didōmi good agathos gifts doma to ho your hymeis children teknon, how posos much more mallon will · ho your hymeis Father patēr · ho in en · ho heaven ouranos give didōmi good agathos things to ho those who ask aiteō him autos!
12 “ So oun whatever hosos ean you would like thelō others anthrōpos to hina do poieō to you hymeis, · ho do poieō also kai to them autos, for gar this houtos is eimi the ho law nomos and kai the ho prophets prophētēs.
13 “ Enter eiserchomai through dia the ho narrow stenos gate pylē. For hoti wide platys is the ho gate pylē and kai easy eurychōros the ho way hodos that ho leads apagō to eis · ho destruction apōleia, and kai many polys are eimi those ho who enter eiserchomai through dia it autos. 14 How tis narrow stenos is the ho gate pylē and kai difficult thlibō the ho way hodos that ho leads apagō to eis · ho life zōē, and kai few oligos are eimi those ho who find heuriskō it autos!
15 “ Beware prosechō of apo · ho false pseudoprophētēs prophets ; they hostis come erchomai to pros you hymeis in en sheep’ s probaton clothing endyma, but de inwardly esōthen are eimi ravenous harpax wolves lykos. 16 By apo · ho their autos fruits karpos you will know epiginōskō them autos. Do people gather syllegō grapes staphylē from apo thornbushes akantha, or ē figs sykon from apo thistles tribolos? 17 So houtōs, every pas healthy agathos tree dendron bears poieō good kalos fruit karpos, but de the ho unhealthy sapros tree dendron bears poieō bad ponēros fruit karpos. 18 A healthy agathos tree dendron cannot ou dynamai bear poieō bad ponēros fruit karpos, nor oude can an unhealthy sapros tree dendron bear poieō good kalos fruit karpos. 19 Every pas tree dendron that does not mē bear poieō good kalos fruit karpos is cut ekkoptō down and kai thrown ballō into eis the fire pyr. 20 So ge then ara, by apo · ho their autos fruits karpos you will know epiginōskō them autos.
21 “ Not ou everyone pas who ho says legō to me egō, ‘ Lord kyrios, Lord kyrios,’ will enter eiserchomai the ho kingdom basileia of ho heaven ouranos, but alla the ho one who does poieō the ho will thelēma of ho my egō Father patēr · ho in en · ho heaven ouranos. 22 On en that ekeinos day hēmera many polys will say legō to me egō, · ho ‘ Lord kyrios, Lord kyrios, did we prophēteuō not ou prophesy prophēteuō in ho your sos name onoma, and kai in ho your sos name onoma cast out ekballō demons daimonion, and kai in ho your sos name onoma do poieō many polys mighty dynamis works ?’ 23 And kai then tote will I declare homologeō to them autos, ‘ I never oudepote knew ginōskō you hymeis; go apochōreō away from apo me egō, you who ho practice ergazomai · ho lawlessness anomia.’
24 “ Therefore oun everyone pas who hostis hears akouō these houtos words logos of mine egō, · ho and kai does poieō them autos, is like homoioō the wise phronimos man anēr, who hostis built oikodomeō his autos · ho house oikia upon epi · ho rock petra. 25 When kai the ho rain brochē came katabainō down , and kai the ho waters potamos rose erchomai, and kai the ho winds anemos blew pneō and kai beat prospiptō against · ho that ekeinos house oikia, · kai it did not ou collapse piptō because gar it had been founded themelioō on epi · ho rock petra. 26 But kai everyone pas who ho hears akouō these houtos words logos of mine egō, · ho and kai does not mē do poieō them autos, will be like homoioō the foolish mōros man anēr who hostis built oikodomeō his autos · ho house oikia on epi · ho sand ammos. 27 When kai the ho rain brochē came katabainō down , and kai the ho waters potamos rose erchomai, and kai the ho winds anemos blew pneō and kai beat proskoptō against · ho that ekeinos house oikia, · kai it collapsed piptō— and kai great megas was eimi its autos · ho fall ptōsis!”
28 Now kai ginomai when hote Jesus Iēsous had finished teleō · ho · ho these houtos words logos, the ho crowds ochlos were amazed ekplēssō at epi · ho his autos teaching didachē, 29 for gar he was eimi teaching didaskō them autos as hōs one who had echō authority exousia, and kai not ou as hōs · ho their autos scribes grammateus.
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