Matthew 7:1–14

Judging Others

7^r“Judge not, that you be not judged. ^2sFor with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and ^twith the measure you use it will be measured to you. ³Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but ^udo not notice the log that is in your own eye? ⁴Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? ⁵You 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.

^6v“Do not give ^wdogs what is holy, and do not throw your ^xpearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Ask, and It Will Be Given

^7y“Ask, ^zand it will be given to you; ^aseek, and you will find; ^bknock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. ⁹Or which one of you, if his son asks him for ^cbread, will give him ^ca stone? ¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? ¹¹If you then, ^dwho are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will ^zyour Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule

¹²“So ^ewhatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is ^fthe Law and the Prophets.

^13g“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy¹ that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. ¹⁴For the gate is narrow and ^hthe way is hard that leads to life, and ⁱthose who find it are few.