Matthew 7
Tree of Life Version
Measuring Your Measure
7 “Stop judging, so that you may not be judged. 2 For with the judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye? 4 Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and look, the beam is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet, then turn and rip you to shreds.
7 “Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it shall be opened.
9 “For what man among you, when his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or when he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! 12 So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets.
13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. 14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
Judging the Fruit
15 “Watch out for false prophets,[a] who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes aren’t gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, are they? 17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the rotten tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, and drive out demons in Your name, and perform many miracles in Your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Get away from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’”[b]
Building on a Firm Foundation
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like 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 against that house; and yet it did not fall, for its foundation had been built on the rock. 26 Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them will be like 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 its fall.”
28 Now when Yeshua had finished these words, the crowds were astounded at His teaching, 29 for He was teaching them as one having authority and not as their Torah scholars.
Footnotes
- Matthew 7:15 cf. Deut. 18:20-22; Isa. 28:7-13; Jer. 5:30-31; 6:13-15; 14:13-15; Ezek. 13; Mic. 3:5-8.
- Matthew 7:23 cf. Ps. 6:9(8).
Matthew 7
New King James Version
Do Not Judge(A)
7 “Judge[a] (B)not, that you be not judged. 2 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. 3 (D)And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 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? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 (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)
7 (G)“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For (H)everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 (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
- Matthew 7:1 Condemn
- Matthew 7:2 Condemnation
- Matthew 7:14 NU, M How narrow . . . !
- Matthew 7:14 confined
Matthew 7
English Standard Version
Judging Others
7 (A)“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 (B)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and (C)with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 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? 4 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? 5 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.
6 (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
7 (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. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 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
- Matthew 7:13 Some manuscripts For the way is wide and easy
Mateo 7
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Ang Paghatol sa Kapwa(A)
7 “Huwag kayong humatol upang hindi kayo mahatulan. 2 Sapagkat sa hatol na inyong ihahatol ay hahatulan kayo, at sa panukat na gagamitin ninyo ay susukatin kayo. 3 Bakit nakikita mo ang puwing sa mata ng iyong kapatid, subalit hindi mo napapansin ang troso na nakabalandra sa iyo mismong mga mata? 4 Paano mo nasasabi sa iyong kapatid, ‘Halika't aalisin ko ang puwing sa iyong mata,’ gayong may trosong nakahambalang sa sarili mong mata? 5 Mapagkunwari! Tanggalin mo muna ang troso sa sarili mong mata, nang sa gayo'y makakakita ka nang malinaw upang maalis mo ang puwing sa mata ng iyong kapatid. 6 Huwag kayong magbigay sa aso ng sagradong bagay, at huwag ninyong ihagis sa harap ng mga baboy ang inyong mga perlas. Tatapak-tapakan lamang nila ang mga ito at baka balingan pa kayo at lapain.
Humingi, Humanap, Tumuktok(B)
7 “Hingin ninyo at ibibigay sa inyo. Hanapin ninyo at matatagpuan ninyo. Tumuktok kayo at kayo'y pagbubuksan. 8 Sapagkat ang bawat humihingi ay makatatanggap; at ang bawat humahanap ay makatatagpo; at pagbubuksan ang bawat tumutuktok. 9 Sino ba sa inyo ang magbibigay ng bato kapag ang kanyang anak ay humihingi ng tinapay? 10 May magbibigay ba sa inyo ng ahas sa kanyang anak kapag humihingi siya sa inyo ng isda? 11 Kung kayong masasama ay marunong magbigay ng magagandang regalo sa inyong mga anak, gaano pa kaya ang inyong Amang nasa langit na magbibigay ng mabubuting bagay sa mga humihingi sa kanya!
Ang Ginintuang Aral
12 “Kaya't anumang nais ninyong gawin sa inyo ng iba, gayundin ang gawin ninyo sa kanila, sapagkat ito ang buod ng Kautusan at ng mga propeta.
Ang Makipot na Pintuan(C)
13 “Pumasok kayo sa makitid na pintuan; sapagkat maluwang ang pintuan at madali ang daan patungo sa pagkawasak, at maraming dumaraan doon. 14 Sapagkat makitid ang pintuan at mahirap ang daan patungo sa buhay, at iilan lamang ang nakatatagpo niyon.
Sa Bunga Makikilala(D)
15 “Mag-ingat kayo sa mga huwad na propeta! Lumalapit sila sa inyo nang nakadamit-tupa, ngunit sa loob ay mga mababangis na asong-gubat. 16 Sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga bunga, sila'y inyong makikilala. Nakapag-aani ba ng ubas sa halamang tinikan o nakakukuha ba ng igos sa mga dawagan? 17 Kaya't mabuti ang bunga ng bawat mabuting puno, subalit masama ang ibinubunga ng masamang puno. 18 Hindi maaaring magkaroon ng masamang bunga ang mabuting puno, at magkaroon ng mabuting bunga ang masamang puno. 19 Bawat punong masama ang bunga ay pinuputol at itinatapon sa apoy. 20 Kaya't sa pamamagitan ng kanilang bunga ay makikilala ninyo sila.
Hindi Ko Kayo Nakilala Kailanman(E)
21 “Hindi lahat ng tumatawag sa akin ng ‘Panginoon, Panginoon’ ay papasok sa kaharian ng langit, kundi yaon lamang nagsasagawa ng kagustuhan ng aking Amang nasa langit. 22 Marami ang magsasabi sa akin sa araw na iyon, ‘Panginoon, Panginoon, hindi ba't sa iyong pangalan ay nagpahayag kami ng propesiya, nakapagpalayas ng mga demonyo, at sa iyong pangalan din ay gumawa kami ng maraming himala?’ 23 At sasabihin ko naman sa kanila, ‘Kailanma'y hindi ko kayo nakikilala. Lumayo kayo sa akin, kayong mga gumagawa ng kasamaan!’
Ang Matalino at ang Hangal na Nagtayo ng Bahay(F)
24 “Kaya't ang bawat nakikinig sa mga salita kong ito at isinasagawa ang mga ito ay maitutulad ng isang matalinong tao na nagtayo ng kanyang bahay sa ibabaw ng bato. 25 Bumuhos ang ulan at bumaha. Lumakas ang hangin at hinampas ang bahay na iyon, ngunit hindi iyon bumagsak, sapagkat nakatayo sa ibabaw ng bato. 26 At ang bawat nakikinig sa mga salita kong ito, ngunit hindi isinasagawa ang mga ito ay maitutulad sa isang taong hangal na nagtayo ng kanyang bahay sa buhanginan. 27 Bumuhos ang ulan at bumaha. Lumakas ang hangin at hinampas ang bahay na iyon. Nagiba nga ang bahay na iyon at nagkawasak-wasak.” 28 Pagkatapos ni Jesus sa pagsasalita ng mga ito, namangha ang napakaraming tao sa kanyang pagtuturo, 29 sapagkat siya'y nagturo sa kanila nang tulad sa isang may kapangyarihan at hindi katulad ng kanilang mga guro ng Kautusan.
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