Matthew 7
International Children’s Bible
Be Careful About Judging Others
7 “Don’t judge other people, and you will not be judged. 2 You will be judged in the same way that you judge others. And the forgiveness you give to others will be given to you.
3 “Why do you notice the little piece of dust that is in your brother’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood that is in your own eye? 4 Why do you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that little piece of dust out of your eye’? Look at yourself first! You still have that big piece of wood in your own eye. 5 You are a hypocrite! First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly enough to take the dust out of your brother’s eye.
6 “Don’t give holy things to dogs. Don’t throw your pearls before pigs. Pigs will only trample on them. And the dogs will only turn to attack you.
Ask God for What You Need
7 “Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you. 8 Yes, everyone who continues asking will receive. He who continues searching will find. And he who continues knocking will have the door opened for him.
9 “What would you do if your son asks for bread? Which of you would give him a stone? 10 Or if your son asks for a fish, would you give him a snake? 11 Even though you are bad, you know how to give good gifts to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him.
The Most Important Rule
12 “Do for other people the same things you want them to do for you. This is the meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.
The Way to Heaven Is Hard
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. The road that leads to hell is a very easy road. And the gate to hell is very wide. Many people enter through that gate. 14 But the gate that opens the way to true life is very small. And the road to true life is very hard. Only a few people find that road.
People Know You by Your Actions
15 “Be careful of false prophets. They come to you and look gentle like sheep. But they are really dangerous like wolves. 16 You will know these people because of the things they do. Good things don’t come from bad people, just as grapes don’t come from thornbushes. And figs don’t come from thorny weeds. 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit. And bad trees produce bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit. And a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 You will know these false prophets by what they produce.
21 “Not everyone who says ‘You are my Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. The only people who will enter the kingdom of heaven are those who do the things that my Father in heaven wants. 22 On the last day many people will say to me, ‘You are our Lord! We spoke for you. And through you we forced out demons and did many miracles.’ 23 Then I will tell them clearly, ‘Get away from me, you who do evil. I never knew you.’
Two Kinds of People
24 “Everyone who hears these things I say and obeys them is like a wise man. The wise man built his house on rock. 25 It rained hard and the water rose. The winds blew and hit that house. But the house did not fall, because the house was built on rock. 26 But the person who hears the things I teach and does not obey them is like a foolish man. The foolish man built his house on sand. 27 It rained hard, the water rose, and the winds blew and hit that house. And the house fell with a big crash.”
28 When Jesus finished saying these things, the people were amazed at his teaching. 29 Jesus did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like a person who had authority.
Matthieu 7
La Bible du Semeur
La vraie religion(A)
7 Ne condamnez pas les autres, pour ne pas être vous-mêmes condamnés. 2 Car vous serez condamnés vous-mêmes de la manière dont vous aurez condamné autrui, et on vous appliquera la mesure dont vous vous serez servis pour mesurer les autres.
3 Pourquoi vois-tu les grains de sciure dans l’œil de ton frère, alors que tu ne remarques pas la poutre qui est dans le tien ? 4 Comment oses-tu dire à ton frère : « Laisse-moi enlever cette sciure de ton œil », alors qu’il y a une poutre dans le tien ? 5 Hypocrite ! Commence donc par retirer la poutre de ton œil ; alors tu y verras assez clair pour ôter la sciure de l’œil de ton frère.
6 Gardez-vous de donner aux chiens ce qui est sacré, et ne jetez pas vos perles devant les porcs, de peur qu’ils piétinent vos perles et que les chiens se retournent contre vous pour vous déchirer.
(Lc 11.9-13)
7 Demandez, et vous recevrez ; cherchez, et vous trouverez ; frappez, et l’on vous ouvrira. 8 Car celui qui demande reçoit ; celui qui cherche trouve ; et l’on ouvre à celui qui frappe.
9 Qui de vous donnera un caillou à son fils quand celui-ci lui demande du pain ? 10 Ou bien, s’il lui demande un poisson, lui donnera-t-il un serpent ? 11 Si donc, tout mauvais que vous êtes, vous savez donner de bonnes choses à vos enfants, à combien plus forte raison votre Père céleste donnera-t-il de bonnes choses à ceux qui les lui demandent.
(Lc 6.31)
12 Faites pour les autres tout ce que vous voudriez qu’ils fassent pour vous, car c’est là tout l’enseignement de la Loi et des prophètes.
(Lc 13.24)
13 Entrez par la porte étroite ; en effet, large est la porte et spacieuse la route qui mènent à la perdition. Nombreux sont ceux qui s’y engagent. 14 Mais étroite est la porte et resserré le sentier qui mènent à la vie ! Qu’ils sont peu nombreux ceux qui les trouvent !
(Lc 6.43-44)
15 Gardez-vous des faux prophètes ! Lorsqu’ils vous abordent, ils se donnent l’apparence d’agneaux mais, en réalité, ce sont des loups féroces. 16 Vous les reconnaîtrez à leurs fruits. Est-ce que l’on cueille des raisins sur des buissons d’épines ou des figues sur des ronces ?
17 Ainsi, un bon arbre porte de bons fruits, un mauvais arbre produit de mauvais fruits. 18 Un bon arbre ne peut pas porter de mauvais fruits, ni un mauvais arbre de bons fruits. 19 Tout arbre qui ne donne pas de bons fruits est arraché et jeté au feu. 20 Ainsi donc, c’est à leurs fruits que vous les reconnaîtrez.
Appliquer l’enseignement reçu(B)
21 Pour entrer dans le royaume des cieux, il ne suffit pas de me dire : « Seigneur ! Seigneur ! », il faut accomplir la volonté de mon Père céleste. 22 Au jour du jugement, nombreux sont ceux qui me diront : « Seigneur ! Seigneur ! Nous avons prophétisé en ton nom, nous avons chassé des démons en ton nom, nous avons fait beaucoup de miracles en ton nom. » 23 Je leur déclarerai alors : « Je ne vous ai jamais connus ! Allez-vous-en, vous qui pratiquez le mal ! »
(Lc 6.47-49)
24 C’est pourquoi, celui qui écoute ce que je dis et qui l’applique, ressemble à un homme sensé qui a bâti sa maison sur le roc. 25 Il a plu à verse, les fleuves ont débordé, les vents ont soufflé avec violence, ils se sont déchaînés contre cette maison : elle ne s’est pas effondrée, car ses fondations reposaient sur le roc. 26 Mais celui qui écoute mes paroles sans faire ce que je dis, ressemble à un homme assez fou pour construire sa maison sur le sable. 27 Il a plu à verse, les fleuves ont débordé, les vents ont soufflé avec violence, ils se sont déchaînés contre cette maison : elle s’est effondrée et sa ruine a été complète.
28 Quand Jésus eut fini de parler, les foules étaient profondément impressionnées par son enseignement. 29 Car il parlait avec une autorité que n’avaient pas leurs spécialistes de la Loi.
Matthew 7
King James Version
7 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 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?
5 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.
6 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.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 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.
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