NASB — Matthew 7 — KJV

Judging Others

1 aDo not judge° so° that you will not be judged°. 2 For in the way° you judge°, you will be judged°; and Iaby your standard° of measure°, it will be measured° to you. 3 Why° do you alook° at the speck° that is in your brother’s° eye°, but do not notice° the log° that is in your own eye°? 4 aOr° how° Ican you say° to your brother°, ‘Let° me take° the speck° out of your eye°,’ and behold°, the log° is 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°.

[1] aMt 7:1-5: Lk 6:37f, 41f; Ro 14:10, 13
[2] ILit by what measure you measure aMk 4:24; Lk 6:38
[3] aRo 2:1
[4] ILit will aLk 6:42

6aDo not give° what° is holy° to dogs°, and do not throw° your pearls° before° swine°, or° they will trample° them under° their feet°, and turn° and tear° you to pieces°.

[6] aMt 15:26

Prayer and the Golden Rule

7IaAsk°, and bit will be given° to you; IIseek°, and you will find°; IIIknock°, and it will be opened° to you. 8 For everyone° who asks° receives°, and he who seeks° finds°, and to him who knocks° it will be opened°. 9 Or° what° man° is there among° you Iwho°, when° his son° asks° for a loaf°, IIwill give° him a stone°? 10 Or° Iif° he asks° for a fish°, he will not give° him a snake°, will he? 11 If° you then°, being° evil°, know° how° to give° good° gifts° to your children°, ahow° much° more° will your Father° who is in heaven° give° what is good° to those° who ask° Him!

[7] IOr Keep asking IIOr keep seeking IIIOr keep knocking aMt 7:7-11: Lk 11:9-13 bMt 18:19; 21:22; Mk 11:24; Jn 14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23f; Jm 1:5f; 1 Jn 3:22; 5:14f
[9] ILit whom his son will ask IILit he will not give him a stone, will he?
[10] ILit also will ask
[11] aPs 84:11; Is 63:7; Ro 8:32; Jm 1:17

12“In everything°, atherefore°, Itreat° people° the same° way° you want° IIthem to treat° you, for bthis° is the Law° and the Prophets°.

[12] ILit you, too, do so for them IILit people; Gr anthropoi aLk 6:31 bMt 22:40; Ro 13:8ff; Ga 5:14

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13aEnter° through° the narrow° gate°; for the gate° is wide° and the way° is broad° that leads° to destruction°, and there° are many° who enter° through° it. 14 For the gate° is small° and the way° is narrow° that leads° to life°, and there° are few° who find° it.

[13] aLk 13:24

A Tree and Its Fruit

15“Beware° of the afalse° prophets°, who° come° to you in sheep’s° clothing°, but inwardly° are bravenous° wolves°. 16 You will Iaknow° them by their fruits°. IIGrapes° are not gathered° from thorn° [bushes] nor° figs° from thistles°, are they? 17 So° aevery° good° tree° bears° good° fruit°, but the bad° tree° bears° bad° fruit°. 18 A good° tree° cannot°° produce° bad° fruit°, nor° can a bad° tree° produce° good° fruit°. 19 aEvery° tree° that does not bear° good° fruit° is cut° down° and thrown° into the fire°. 20 So° then°, you will Iknow° them aby their fruits°.

[15] aMt 24:11, 24; Mk 13:22; Lk 6:26; Ac 13:6; 2P 2:1; 1 Jn 4:1; Rv 16:13; 19:20; 20:10 bEzk 22:27; Jn 10:12; Ac 20:29
[16] IOr recognize IILit They do not gather aMt 7:20; 12:33; Lk 6:44; Jm 3:12
[17] aMt 12:33, 35
[19] aMt 3:10; Lk 3:9; 13:7; Jn 15:2, 6
[20] IOr recognize aMt 7:16; 12:33; Lk 6:44; Jm 3:12

21aNot everyone° who says° to Me, ‘Lord°, Lord°,’ will enter° the kingdom° of heaven°, but he who does° the will° of My Father° who is in heaven° [will enter]. 22 aMany° will say° to Me on bthat day°, ‘Lord°, Lord°, did we not prophesy° in Your name°, and in Your name° cast° out demons°, and in Your name° perform° many° Imiracles°?’ 23 And then° I will declare° to them, ‘I never° knew° you; aDEPART° FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE° LAWLESSNESS°.’

[21] aLk 6:46
[22] IOr works of power aMt 25:11f; Lk 13:25ff bMt 10:15
[23] aPs 6:8; Mt 25:41; Lk 13:27

The Two Foundations

24“Therefore° aeveryone° who° hears° these° words° of Mine° and Iacts° on them, IImay be compared° to a wise° man° who° built° his house° on the rock°. 25 And the rain° fell°, and the Ifloods° came°, and the winds° blew° and slammed° against° that house°; and [yet] it did not fall°, for it had been founded° on the rock°. 26 Everyone° who hears° these° words° of Mine° and does not Iact° on them, will be like° a foolish° man° who° built° his house° on the sand°. 27 The rain° fell°, and the Ifloods° came°, and the winds° blew° and slammed° against° that house°; and it fell°—and great° was its fall°.”

[24] ILit does IILit will aMt 7:24-27: Lk 6:47-49; Mt 16:18; Jm 1:22-25
[25] ILit rivers
[26] ILit do
[27] ILit rivers

28IaWhen° Jesus° had finished° these° words°, bthe crowds° were amazed° at His teaching°; 29 for He was teaching° them as [one] having° authority°, and not as their scribes°.

[28] ILit And it happened when aMt 11:1; 13:53; 19:1; 26:1 bMt 13:54; 22:33; Mk 1:22; 6:2; 11:18; Lk 4:32; Jn 7:46


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Christ ending his sermon in the mount, reproveth rash judgment,

1Judgeºª not,º that¹ª² ye be¹ª not¹² judged.ºª 2 For¹² with¹² what¹² judgmentº ye judge,ºª ye shall be judged:ºª andº withº whatº measureº ye mete,ºª it shall be measured¹ª to you¹ again.¹ª²² 3 Andº whyº beholdestºª thou the² moteº that² is inº thyº brother'sº eye,º butº considerestºª notº the² beamº that is inº thine ownº eye?º 4 Orº howº wilt thou sayºª to thyº brother,º Letºª me pull outºª the² moteº out ofº thineº eye;º and,º behold,ºª a beamº [is]² in¹ thine² own¹ eye?º 5 Thou hypocrite,º firstº cast outºª the² beamº out² of¹ thine ownº eye;º andº thenº shalt thou see clearlyºª to cast outºª the² moteº out ofº thyº brother'sº eye.º

[1] Is 66:5; Ezk 16:52; Lk 6:37; Ro 2:1; 14:3, 10; 1Co 4:3; Jm 3:1; 4:11.
[2] Jg 1:7; Ps 18:25; 137:7; Jr 51:24; Ob 1:15; Mk 4:24; Lk 6:38; 2Co 9:6; 2Th 1:6; Jm 2:13; Rv 18:6.
[3] 2S 12:5; 2Ch 28:9; Ps 50:16; Lk 6:41; 18:11; Jn 8:7; Ga 6:1.
[5] Ps 51:9; Mt 22:18; 23:14; Lk 4:23; 6:42; 12:56; 13:15; Ac 19:15.

forbiddeth to cast holy things to dogs,

6Giveºª notº that which¹ is holyº unto the² dogs,º neitherº castºª ye yourº pearlsº beforeº swine,º lestº they trampleºª themº underº their¹² feet,º andº turn againºª and rendºª you.º

[6] Pv 9:7; 11:22; 23:9; 26:11; Mt 10:14; 15:26; 22:5; 24:10; Ac 13:45; 2Co 11:26; Php 3:2; 2Ti 4:14; He 6:6; 10:29; 2P 2:22.

exhorteth to prayer,

7Ask,ºª and¹² it shall be givenºª you;º seek,ºª andº ye shall find;ºª knock,ºª andº it shall be openedºª unto you:º 8 Forº every oneº that askethºª receiveth;ºª andº he that seekethºª findeth;ºª andº to him that knockethºª it shall be opened.ºª 9 Orº whatº manº isºª there ofº you,º whomº ifº hisº sonº askºª bread,º will he giveº¹ª himº a² stone?º 10 Orº ifº he askºª a fish,º will he giveº¹ª himº a serpent?º 11 Ifº yeº then,º beingºª evil,º knowºª how to giveºª goodº giftsº unto yourº children,º how muchº moreº shall yourº Fatherº whichº is inº heavenº giveºª good thingsº to them that askºª him?º 12 Thereforeº all thingsº whatsoeverºº ye wouldºª thatº menº should doºª to you,º doºª yeº evenº soº to them:º forº thisº isºª the² lawº andº the² prophets.º

[7] 1K 3:5; Ps 10:4, 17; 27:8; 50:15; 69:32; 70:4; 86:5; 105:3; 119:12; 145:18; Pv 8:17; So 3:2; Is 55:6; Jr 29:12; 33:3; Am 5:4; Mt 6:33; 7:11; 21:22; Mk 11:24; Lk 11:9, 13; 13:25; 18:1; Jn 4:10; 14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23; Ro 2:7; 3:11; He 11:6; Jm 1:5; 5:15; 1Jn 3:22; 5:14; Rv 3:17.
[8] 2Ch 33:1, 19; Ps 81:10, 16; Mt 15:22; Lk 23:42; Jn 2:2; 3:8; Ac 9:11.
[9] Lk 11:11.
[11] Gn 6:5; 8:21; Ex 34:6; 2S 7:19; Jb 15:16; Ps 84:11; 85:12; 86:5, 15; 103:11; Is 49:15; 55:8; Jr 17:9; 33:14; Ho 11:8; 14:2; Mi 7:18; Mal 1:6; Lk 2:10; 11:11, 13; Jn 3:16; Ro 3:9, 19; 5:8; 8:32; 2Co 9:8; Ga 3:22; Ep 2:1, 4; Tit 3:3, 4; 1Jn 3:1; 4:10.
[12] Lv 19:18; Is 1:17; Jr 7:5; Ezk 18:7, 21; Am 5:14; Mi 6:8; Zc 7:7; 8:16; Mal 3:5; Mt 22:39; Mk 12:29; Lk 6:31; Ro 13:8; Ga 5:13; 1Ti 1:5; Jm 2:10.

to enter in at the strait gate,

13Enter² ye in¹ª² at¹ the² straitº gate:º forº wideº [is] the² gate,º andº broadº [is] the² way,º that leadethºª toº destruction,º andº manyº there beºª which¹ go inºª thereat:ºº 14 Becauseº straitº [is] the² gate,º andº narrowºª [is] the² way,º whichº leadethºª untoº life,º andº fewº there beºª that findºª it.º

[13] Gn 6:5, 12; Ps 14:2; Pv 7:27; 9:6; 16:25; Is 1:9; 55:7; Ezk 18:27; Mt 3:2, 8; 18:2; 23:13; 25:41, 46; Lk 9:33; 13:24, 25; 14:33; Jn 10:9; 14:6; Ac 2:38; 3:19; Ro 3:9; 9:22; 2Co 4:4; 6:17; Ga 5:24; Ep 2:2; Php 3:19; 2Th 1:8; 1P 4:17; 1Jn 5:19; Rv 12:9; 13:8; 20:3, 15.
[14] Pv 4:26; 8:20; Is 30:21; 35:8; 57:14; Jr 6:16; Mt 16:24; 20:16; 22:14; 25:1; Mk 8:34; Lk 12:32; 13:23; Jn 15:18; 16:2, 33; Ac 14:22; Ro 9:27, 32; 11:5; 12:2; Ep 2:2; 1Th 3:2; 1P 3:20.

to beware of false prophets,

15Bewareº¹ª ofº false prophets,º whichº comeºª toº youº inº sheep'sº clothing,º butº inwardlyº they areºª raveningº wolves.º 16 Ye shall knowºª themº byº theirº fruits.º¹ Do men² gatherºª grapesº ofº thorns,º orº figsº ofº thistles?º 17 Even soº everyº goodº treeº bringeth forthºª goodº fruit;º butº a corruptº treeº bringeth forthºª evilº fruit.º 18 A goodº treeº cannotººª bring forthºª evilº fruit,º neitherº [can] a corruptº treeº bring forthºª goodº fruit.º 19 Everyº treeº that bringeth¹ª not¹ forthºª² goodº fruitº is hewn down,ºª andº castºª intoº the fire.º 20 Whereforeº byº theirº fruitsº ye shall knowºª them.º

[15] Dt 13:1; Is 9:15; 56:10; Jr 14:14; 23:13; 28:15; 29:21, 32; Ezk 13:16, 22; 22:25; Mi 3:5, 11; Zp 3:3; Zc 13:4; Mt 10:17; 16:6, 11; 24:4, 11, 24; Mk 12:38; 13:22; Lk 12:15; Ac 13:40; 20:29; Ro 16:17; 2Co 11:13; Ga 2:4; Ep 4:14; 5:6; Php 3:2; Col 2:8; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:5, 13; 4:3; 2P 2:1, 18; 3:17; 1Jn 4:1; Jde 1:4; Rv 13:11; 17:6; 19:20.
[16] Mt 7:20; 12:33; Lk 6:43; Jm 3:12; 2P 2:10; Jde 1:10.
[17] Ps 1:3; 92:13; Is 5:3; 61:3; Jr 11:19; 17:8; Mt 12:33; Lk 13:6; Ga 5:22; Ep 5:9; Php 1:11; Col 1:10; Jm 3:17; Jde 1:12.
[18] Ga 5:17; 1Jn 3:9.
[19] Is 5:5; 27:11; Ezk 15:2; Mt 3:10; 21:19; Lk 3:9; 13:6; Jn 15:2; He 6:8; Jde 1:12.
[20] Mt 7:16; Ac 5:38.

not to be hearers, but doers of the Word:

21Notº every oneº that saithºª unto me,º Lord,º Lord,º shall enterºª intoº the² kingdomº of heaven;º butº he that doethºª the² willº of myº Fatherº which² is inº heaven.º 22 Manyº will sayºª to meº inº thatº day,º Lord,º Lord,º have we¹ª notº prophesiedºª in thyº name?º andº in thyº name¹² have cast outºª devils?º andº in thyº nameº doneºª manyº wonderful works?º 23 Andº thenº will I professºª unto them,º¹ I never¹² knewºª you:º departºª fromº me,º ye that workºª iniquity.º

[21] Is 48:1; Ho 8:2; Mt 10:32; 12:50; 16:17; 18:3, 10, 19, 35; 19:24; 21:29, 31; 25:11, 21; 26:39, 42; Mk 3:35; 9:47; 10:23; Lk 6:46; 11:28; 13:25; 18:25; Jn 3:5; 5:17; 6:40; 7:17; 10:29; 14:7; 15:23; Ac 14:22; 19:13; Ro 2:13; 12:2; Ep 6:6; Col 4:12; 1Th 4:3; 5:18; Tit 1:16; He 4:6; 13:21; Jm 1:22; 2:20; 1P 2:15; 4:2; 1Jn 3:21; Rv 2:27; 3:5; 22:14.
[22] Nu 24:4; 31:8; 1K 22:11; Is 2:11, 17; Jr 23:13; Mal 3:17; Mt 7:21; 10:5; 24:36; Lk 10:12; 13:26; Jn 11:51; Ac 19:13; 1Co 13:1; 1Th 5:4; 2Th 1:10; 2Ti 1:12, 18; 4:8; He 6:4.
[23] Ps 5:5; 6:8; Mt 25:12, 41; Lk 13:25, 27; Jn 10:14, 27; 2Ti 2:19; Rv 22:15.

like houses builded on a rock,

24Thereforeº whosoeverºº hearethºª theseº sayingsº of mine,º andº doethºª them,º I will likenºª himº unto a wiseº man,º whichº builtºª his¹² houseº uponº a rock:º 25 Andº the² rainº descended,ºª andº the² floodsº came,ºª andº the² windsº blew,ºª andº beat uponºª thatº house;º andº it fellºª not:º forº it was foundedºª uponº a rock.º

[24] Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; 119:99, 130; Pv 10:8; 14:8; Mt 5:3, 28; 6:14, 19; 7:7, 13; 12:50; Lk 6:47; 11:28; Jn 13:17; 14:15, 22; 15:10, 14; Ro 2:6; 1Co 3:10; Ga 5:6; 6:7; Jm 1:21; 2:17; 3:13; 1Jn 2:3; 3:22; 5:3; Rv 22:14.
[25] Ps 92:13; 125:1; Ezk 13:11; Mal 3:3; Mt 16:18; Ac 14:22; 1Co 3:13; Ep 3:17; Col 2:7; Jm 1:12; 1P 1:5, 7; 1Jn 2:19.

and not on the sand.

26 Andº every oneº that hearethºª theseº sayingsº of mine,º andº doethºª themº not,º shall be likenedºª unto a foolishº man,º whichº builtºª his¹² houseº uponº the² sand:º 27 Andº the² rainº descended,ºª andº the² floods¹² came,ºª andº the² windsº blew,ºª andº beat uponºª thatº house;º andº it fell:ºª andº greatº wasºª the² fallº of it.º 28 Andº it came to pass,ºª whenº Jesusº had endedºª theseº sayings,º the² peopleº were astonishedºª atº hisº doctrine:º 29 Forº he taughtººªª themº asº [one] havingºª authority,º andº notº asº the² scribes.º

[26] 1S 2:30; Pv 14:1; Jr 8:9; Lk 6:49; Jm 2:20.
[27] Ezk 13:10; Mt 12:43; 13:19; 1Co 3:13; He 10:26; 2P 2:20.
[28] Ps 45:2; Mt 13:54; Mk 1:22; 6:2; Lk 4:22, 32; 19:48; Jn 7:15, 46.
[29] Dt 18:18; Ec 8:4; Is 50:4; Jr 23:28; Mi 3:8; Mt 5:20, 28, 32, 44; 15:1; 21:23; 23:2, 15; 28:18; Mk 7:5; Lk 20:8, 46; 21:15; Ac 3:22; 6:10; He 4:12.


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