Matthew, 7

1. Judge not, that ye be not judged.

1. Do not judge and you will not be 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.

2. In the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and the measure you use for others will be used for you.

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?

3. Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye and not see the plank in your 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?

4. How can you say to your brother: 'Come, let me take the speck from your eye,' as long as that plank is in your own?

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.

5. Hypocrite, take first the plank out of your own eye, then you will see clear enough to take the speck out of your 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.

6. Do not give what is holy to the dogs, or throw your pearls to pigs: they might trample on them and even turn on you and tear you to pieces.

7. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

7. Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened.

8. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

8. For everyone who asks, receives; whoever seeks, finds; and the door will be opened to him who knocks.

9. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

9. Would any of you give a stone to your son when he asks for bread?

10. Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

10. Or give him a snake, when he asks for a fish?

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?

11. As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who 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.

12. So, do to others whatever you would that others do to you: there you have 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:

13. Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many go that way.

14. Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

14. How narrow is the gate that leads to life and how rough the road; few there are who find it.

15. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

15. Beware of false prophets: they come to you in sheep's clothing but inside they are wild wolves.

16. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

16. You will recognize them by their fruits. Do you ever pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

17. Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

17. A good tree always produces good fruit, a rotten tree produces bad fruit.

18. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

18. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit and a rotten tree cannot bear good fruit.

19. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

19. Any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire.

20. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

20. So you will know them by their fruit.

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.

21. Not everyone who says to me: Lord! Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my heavenly Father.

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?

22. Many will say to me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not speak in your name? Did we not cast out devils and perform many miracles in your name?"

23. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

23. Then I will tell them openly: I have never known you; away from me, you evil people!

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:

24. "So, then, anyone who hears these words of mine and acts accordingly is like a wise man, who built his house on 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.

25. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house, but it did not collapse because it was built on 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:

26. But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not act accordingly, is like a fool who built his house on 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.

27. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house; it collapsed, and what a terrible fall that was!"

28. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

28. When Jesus had finished this discourse, the crowds were struck by the way he taught,

29. For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.

29. because he taught with authority unlike their teachers of the Law.