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No Make Like One Judge

“If you no like God judge you guys, no judge da odda guys. Da way you guys judge da odda guys, dass how God goin judge you guys too. An da rules you guys use fo judge, he goin use da same rules fo judge you guys.

“How come you try spock one small piece junk inside yoa bruddaʼs eye, cuz you know, awready get one big two by four inside yoa own eye. Eh, an how you goin tell yoa brudda, ‘Eh, try let me pull da small piece junk outa yoa eye,’ wen you get one big two by four inside yoa own eye? You say one ting an do anodda! First you gotta take da big two by four outa yoa own eye. Den you can see good fo take da small piece junk outa yoa bruddaʼs eye.

“No give stuff dat stay spesho fo God to da guys dat goin talk stink bout um an goin waste um. Cuz dey jalike da dogs dat goin turn aroun fo attack you guys. An dey jalike da wild pigs -- if you give um fancy kine jewelry dat worth plenny, dey ony goin walk all ova on top um, den dey goin turn aroun an waste you guys.

Aks, Look, Knock

“Aks God, an you goin get um. Look, an you goin find um. Knock, an God goin open da door fo you. All da guys dat aks, goin get. All da guys dat look fo someting, goin find um. All da guys dat stay knocking on top da door, God goin open da door fo dem. If yoa boy aks you fo bread, you goin give um one rock, o wat? 10 If he aks fo one fish, you goin give um one snake, o wat? 11 Eh, no matta you guys no good, still yet you guys know how fo give good kine stuffs to yoa kids. Fo shua den, yoa Fadda in da sky goin give good kine stuffs to da peopo dat aks him. 12 So, wateva you guys like peopo do to you guys bumbye, make lidat to dem, same ting, now. Dis everyting dat Godʼs Rules say in da Bible, an everyting dat Godʼs talkas wen teach.

Da Skinny Gate

13 “Fo go inside Godʼs place, go inside thru da skinny gate. Get one nodda gate dat stay wide an get plenny room. Dass da gate fo da road fo take you to Hell, an get plenny guys going dat way. 14 But da real gate stay skinny an da real road mo smalla. Dass da one fo bring you to God who goin make you live fo real kine, an ony litto bit guys goin pick dat road.

Da Fruit Tree

15 “Watch out da guys dat say dey talk fo God an teach stuff dat not true. Dey ony make bulai kine. Dey come by you guys an ack all good kine, but fo real kine, inside dey like eat you up, jalike dey wild dogs dat try fo look like dey sheeps. 16 You goin know um by da kine stuff dey do. No can pick da grape o da fig from da kine tree wit thorns, yeah? 17 Da good kine tree goin give good kine fruit, an da no good kine tree goin give junk kine fruit. 18 Da good kine tree no can give junk kine fruit, an da no good kine tree no can give good kine fruit. 19 All da trees dat no give good kine fruit, dey cut um down an throw um on top da fire. 20 From da kine stuff dey stay doing, you goin know wat kine peopo dem.

I Donno You Guys

21 “Goin get peopo dat stay tell me, ‘Eh Boss! Boss!’ But not all a dem goin get God in da sky fo dea King. Ony da peopo dat do wat my Fadda in da sky like, dey going get him fo dea King. 22 Wen dat time come, plenny peopo goin tell me, ‘Eh, Boss, we wen tell everybody we yoa guys wen we wen talk fo you, an wen we wen make da bad kine spirits let go peopo, an wen we wen do stuffs dat show yoa power.’ 23 I goin tell um strait, ‘Who you? I donno you guys. Go way from me! You guys stay broke da Rules dat God wen make.’

Da Two House Builda Guys

24 “So you know, whoeva hear wat I say, an go do um, he jalike one smart guy dat make plan, den he build his house on top wea stay solid rock. 25 Da rain wen come, an get plenny water, an da wind wen come from all ova da place, an wen pound da house hard. But da house no fall down, cuz he wen build um wea stay solid rock.

26 “All da guys dat hear wat I say, an no do um, dey jalike one guy dat not tinking, an he build his house wea ony get sand. 27 Da rain wen come, an get plenny water, an da wind wen come from all ova da place, an pound da house hard. Az da house dat wen fall down an wen wipe out!”

Jesus Teach Wit Plenny Power

28 Wen Jesus pau teach, all da peopo, wen blow dea minds fo wat he teach um, 29 cuz he teach wit plenny power. He not jalike da teacha guys dat teach Godʼs Rules, dey no mo power.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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.

Judging Others

(A)“Judge not, that you be not judged. (B)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and (C)with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but (D)do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

(E)“Do not give (F)dogs what is holy, and do not throw your (G)pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Ask, and It Will Be Given

(H)“Ask, (I)and it will be given to you; (J)seek, and you will find; (K)knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for (L)bread, will give him (M)a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, (N)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will (O)your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule

12 “So (P)whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is (Q)the Law and the Prophets.

13 (R)“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and (S)the way is hard that leads to life, and (T)those who find it are few.

A Tree and Its Fruit

15 (U)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are (V)ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them (W)by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, (X)every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 (Y)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them (Z)by their fruits.

I Never Knew You

21 (AA)“Not everyone who (AB)says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will (AC)enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who (AD)does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 (AE)On that day (AF)many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not (AG)prophesy in your name, and cast out demons (AH)in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 (AI)And then will I declare to them, ‘I (AJ)never knew you; (AK)depart from me, (AL)you workers of lawlessness.’

Build Your House on the Rock

24 (AM)“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like (AN)a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like (AO)a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

The Authority of Jesus

28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, (AP)the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 (AQ)for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:13 Some manuscripts For the way is wide and easy