" aDo not judge so
that you will not be judged
.
"For in the way you judge
, you will be judged
; and 1 aby your standard
of measure
, it will be measured
to you.
"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
?
" aOr how
1can you say
to your brother
, `Let
me take
the speck
out of your eye
,' and behold
, the log
is in your own eye
?
"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
.
" aDo 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
.
" 1 aAsk, and bit will be given
to you; 2seek
, and you will find
; 3knock
, and it will be opened
to you.
"For everyone who asks
receives
, and he who seeks
finds
, and to him who knocks
it will be opened
.
"Or what
man
is there among
you 1who
, when
his son
asks
for a loaf
, 2will give
him a stone
?
"Or 1if
he asks
for a fish
, he will not give
him a snake
, will he?
"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!
"In everything, atherefore
, 1treat
people
the same
way
you want
2them to treat
you, for bthis
is the Law
and the Prophets
.
" aEnter 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.
"For the gate is small
and the way
is narrow
that leads
to life
, and there
are few
who find
it.
"Beware of the afalse
prophets
, who
come
to you in sheep's
clothing
, but inwardly
are bravenous
wolves
.
"You will 1 aknow them by their fruits
. 2Grapes
are not gathered
from thorn
bushes nor
figs
from thistles
, are they?
"So aevery
good
tree
bears
good
fruit
, but the bad
tree
bears
bad
fruit
.
"A good tree
cannot
produce
bad
fruit
, nor
can a bad
tree
produce
good
fruit
.
" aEvery tree
that does not bear
good
fruit
is cut
down
and thrown
into the fire
.
"So then
, you will 1know
them aby their fruits
.
" aNot 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.
" 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
1miracles
?'
"And then I will declare
to them, `I never
knew
you; aDEPART
FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE
LAWLESSNESS
.'
"Therefore aeveryone
who
hears
these
words
of Mine
and 1acts
on them, 2may be compared
to a wise
man
who
built
his house
on the rock
.
"And the rain fell
, and the 1floods
came
, and the winds
blew
and slammed
against
that house
; and yet it did not fall
, for it had been founded
on the rock
.
"Everyone who hears
these
words
of Mine
and does not 1act
on them, will be like
a foolish
man
who
built
his house
on the sand
.
"The rain fell
, and the 1floods
came
, and the winds
blew
and slammed
against
that house
; and it fell
--and great
was its fall
."
1 aWhen Jesus
had finished
these
words
, bthe crowds
were amazed
at His teaching
;
for He was teaching them as one having
authority
, and not as their scribes
.