不要評斷

「不要評斷人,免得你們被評斷。 因為,你們用什麼標準來評斷,也會同樣地被評斷;你們用什麼量器[a]來衡量,也會同樣地被衡量。 你為什麼看見你弟兄眼裡的木屑,卻不想自己眼裡的梁木呢? 又怎麼能對你弟兄說『讓我除掉你眼裡的木屑』呢?看哪,你自己眼裡還有梁木呢! 你這偽善的人!先除掉你自己眼裡的梁木,然後你才能看得清楚,好除掉你弟兄眼裡的木屑。 不要把神聖之物丟給狗,也不要把你們的珍珠丟在豬面前,免得牠們用腳把這些踐踏了,然後轉身撕咬你們。

不斷祈求

「不斷祈求吧,就會給你們;不斷尋找吧,就會找到;不斷敲門吧,就會為你們開門。 因為凡祈求的,就得到;尋找的,就找到;敲門的,就為他開門。 你們當中有哪個人,兒子要餅,卻給他石頭呢? 10 兒子要魚,卻給他蛇呢? 11 所以,如果你們做為惡人也知道把好的東西給自己的兒女,更何況你們在天上的父要把美好的賜給求他的人呢! 12 因此在任何事上,你們希望別人怎樣對待你們,你們也應當怎樣對待別人。要知道,這就是律法和先知[b]的教導[c]

要進窄門

13 「你們要從窄門進去;因為那通向滅亡[d]的門是大的,那條路是寬的,從那裡進去的人也多; 14 然而,那通向永生[e]的門是多麼小,路是多麼窄,找到它的人是多麼少。

15 「你們要提防假先知。他們披著羊皮來到你們這裡,裡面卻是凶殘的狼。 16 憑著他們的果子,你們就能認出他們來。難道從荊棘上能收葡萄,從蒺藜中能收無花果嗎? 17 同樣,好樹都結好果子,壞樹就結壞果子; 18 好樹不能結壞果子,壞樹也不能結好果子。 19 所有不結好果子的樹都要被砍下來,被丟進火裡。 20 因此憑著他們的果子,你們就能認出他們來。

21 「不是每一個稱呼我『主啊,主啊』的人,都能進入天國;只有遵行我天父旨意的人,才能進去。 22 在那一天,有許多人會對我說:『主啊,主啊,我們不是奉你的名做先知傳道[f],奉你的名驅趕鬼魔,奉你的名行了很多神蹟嗎?』 23 那時候,我要向他們宣告:『我從來不認識你們。離開我,你們這些作惡[g]的人!』[h]

兩種根基

24 「因此,凡是聽了我這些話而實行的人,就好比一個聰明的人把自己的房子建在磐石上。 25 大雨降下,急流沖來,狂風颳起,撞擊那房子,房子卻沒有倒塌,因為它在磐石上立定根基。 26 可是,凡是聽了我這些話而不實行的人,就好比一個愚拙的人把自己的房子建在沙灘上。 27 大雨降下,急流沖來,狂風颳起,撞擊那房子,房子就倒塌了,並且倒塌得非常厲害。」

28 當耶穌講完了這些話,眾人都對他的教導驚嘆不已, 29 因為耶穌教導他們,就像有權柄的人,不像他們的經文士們。

Footnotes

  1. 馬太福音 7:2 量器——或譯作「尺度」或「標準」。
  2. 馬太福音 7:12 先知——或譯作「先知書」。
  3. 馬太福音 7:12 的教導——輔助詞語。
  4. 馬太福音 7:13 滅亡——或譯作「沉淪」。
  5. 馬太福音 7:14 永生——原文直譯「生命」。
  6. 馬太福音 7:22 做先知傳道——原文直譯「說預言」。
  7. 馬太福音 7:23 惡——原文直譯「不法」。
  8. 馬太福音 7:23 《詩篇》6:8。

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