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37 · kai Do not judge krinō, and kai you will not ou mē be judged krinō; · kai do not condemn katadikazō, and kai you will not ou mē be condemned katadikazō; forgive apolyō, and kai you will be forgiven apolyō; 38 give didōmi, and kai it will be given didōmi to you hymeis good kalos measure metron, pressed piezō down , shaken saleuō together , running hyperekchunnō over , will be poured didōmi into eis · ho your hymeis lap kolpos. For gar by what hos measure metron you measure metreō, it will be measured antimetreō in return to you hymeis.”

39 He spoke legō · de to them autos also kai a parable parabolē: “ Can dynamai a blind typhlos man lead hodēgeō a blind typhlos man ? Won’ t ouchi they empiptō both amphoteroi fall empiptō into eis a ditch bothunos? 40 A student mathētēs is eimi not ou above hyper his ho teacher didaskalos, but de everyone pas when fully prepared katartizō will be eimi like hōs · ho his autos teacher didaskalos.

41  Why tis · de do you look blepō at the ho speck karphos · ho in en the ho eye ophthalmos of ho your sy brother adelphos, but de do katanoeō not ou notice katanoeō the ho beam dokos · ho in en · ho your own idios eye ophthalmos? 42 How pōs can dynamai you say legō to ho your sy brother adelphos, ‘ Brother adelphos, let aphiēmi me take ekballō out the ho speck karphos that ho is in en · ho your sy eye ophthalmos,’ when you yourself autos don’ t ou see blepō the ho log dokos that is in en · ho your own sy eye ophthalmos? You hypocrite hypokritēs! First prōton take ekballō the ho log dokos out ek of ho your own sy eye ophthalmos, and kai then tote you will see diablepō clearly to take out ekballō the ho speck karphos that ho is in en your sy brother’ s adelphos · ho eye ophthalmos. · ho

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37 “Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good portion—packed down, firmly shaken, and overflowing—will fall into your lap. The portion you give will determine the portion you receive in return.”

Avoiding self-deception

39 Jesus also told them a riddle. “A blind person can’t lead another blind person, right? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? 40 Disciples aren’t greater than their teacher, but whoever is fully prepared will be like their teacher. 41 Why do you see the splinter in your brother’s or sister’s eye but don’t notice the log in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother or sister, ‘Brother, Sister, let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ when you don’t see the log in your own eye? You deceive yourselves! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother’s or sister’s eye.

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