Matthew 7
New International Version - Matthew 7 << | >> 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728 7:1 'Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 7:2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 7:3 'Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 7:4 How can you say to your brother, `Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 7:5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. 7:6 'Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. 7:7 'Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 7:8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 7:9 'Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. 7:13 'Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 7:14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. 7:15 'Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 7:16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 7:17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 7:18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 7:20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. 7:21 'Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 7:22 Many will say to me on that day, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 7:23 Then I will tell them plainly, `I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' 7:24 'Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 7:25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 7:26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 7:27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.' 7:28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 7:29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.