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1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
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2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.
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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?
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4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me extract the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?
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5 Thou hypocrite, extract first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to extract the mote out of thy brother's eye.
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6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.
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7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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8 for everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
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9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
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10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
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11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
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12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
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13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby.
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14 For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.
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15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
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16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
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18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
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19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
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20 Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
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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 who is in heaven.
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22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name and by thy name do many mighty works?
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23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:
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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 the rock.
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26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
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27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house: and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
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28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: |
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29 for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. |
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