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Matthew 7:1–3

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Do Not Judge

7:1“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.17:2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.27:3Why3 do you see the speck4 in your brother’s eye, but fail to see5 the beam of wood6 in your own?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 The point of the statement do not judge so that you will not be judged is that the standards we apply to others God applies to us. The passive verbs in this verse look to God’s action.
  2. 2 Grk “by [the measure] with which you measure it will be measured to you.”
  3. 3 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  4. 4 The term translated speck refers to a small piece of wood, chaff, or straw; see L&N 3.66.
  5. 5 Or “do not notice.”
  6. 6 The term beam of wood refers to a very big piece of wood, the main beam of a building, in contrast to the speck in the other’s eye (L&N 7.78).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

“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?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged. For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use. Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye?

NLTNew Living Translation

“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. For by what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and by what measure you measure out, it will be measured out to you. And why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam of wood in your own eye?

KJV 1900King James Version

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?