7 “Don’t criticize, and then you won’t be criticized. ² For others will treat you as you treat them.

⁴ But God is so rich in mercy; he loved us so much ⁵ that even though we were spiritually dead and doomed by our sins, he gave us back our lives again^[a] when he raised Christ from the dead—only by his undeserved favor have we ever been saved—

³⁷ “Never criticize or condemn—or it will all come back on you. Go easy on others; then they will do the same for you.^[a]