Matthew 7–9

Judging

Luke 6:37–42

7“Judge ^{1 a}not, that you be not judged. ²For with what ²judgment you judge, you will be judged; ^band with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. ^3cAnd why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? ⁴Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? ⁵Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

^6d“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

“Ask, and It Will Be Given”

Luke 11:9–13

^7e“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸For ^feveryone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ^9gOr what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? ¹¹If you then, ^hbeing evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Golden Rule

Luke 6:31

¹²Therefore, ⁱwhatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for ^jthis is the Law and the Prophets.

Two Ways of Life

^13k“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ¹⁴³Because narrow is the gate and ⁴difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

False and True Teaching

Luke 6:43–45

^15l“Beware of false prophets, ^mwho come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. ¹⁶ⁿYou will know them by their fruits. ^oDo men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? ¹⁷Even so, ^pevery good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. ^19qEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

True Way into the Kingdom

Luke 6:46

²¹“Not everyone who says to Me, ^r‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who ^sdoes the will of My Father in heaven. ²²Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we ^tnot prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ ²³And ^uthen I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; ^vdepart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Parable of the Two Builders

Luke 6:47–49

²⁴“Therefore ^wwhoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: ²⁵and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

²⁶“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: ²⁷and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Response to the Sermon

²⁸And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that ^xthe people were astonished at His teaching, ^29yfor He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

The Leper is Cleansed

Mark 1:40–44; Luke 5:12–14

8When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. ^2aAnd behold, a leper came and ^bworshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

³Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy ^cwas cleansed.

⁴And Jesus said to him, ^d“See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that ^eMoses ^fcommanded, as a testimony to them.”

The Centurion’s Servant is Healed

Luke 7:1–10

^5gNow when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a ^hcenturion came to Him, pleading with Him, ⁶saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”

⁷And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

⁸The centurion answered and said, “Lord, ⁱI am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only ^jspeak a word, and my servant will be healed. ⁹For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

¹⁰When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! ¹¹And I say to you that ^kmany will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. ¹²But ^lthe sons of the kingdom ^mwill be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ¹³Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

Peter’s Mother-in-Law is Healed

Mark 1:29–34; Luke 4:38–41

¹⁴ⁿNow when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw ^ohis wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. ¹⁵So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served ¹them.

^16pWhen evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, ¹⁷that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

^q“He Himself took our infirmities

And bore our sicknesses.”

Demands of Discipleship

Luke 9:57–62

¹⁸And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side. ^19rThen a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

²⁰And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

^21sThen another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, ^tlet me first go and bury my father.”

²²But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

The Sea is Stilled

Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25

²³Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. ^24uAnd suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. ²⁵Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

²⁶But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then ^vHe arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. ²⁷So the men marveled, saying, ²“Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Demons are Cast into Swine

Mark 5:1–17; Luke 8:26–37

^28wWhen He had come to the other side, to the country of the ³Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. ²⁹And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

³⁰Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. ³¹So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, ⁴permit us to go away into the herd of swine.”

³²And He said to them, “Go.” So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.

³³Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. ³⁴And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, ^xthey begged Him to depart from their region.

The Paralytic is Forgiven

Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:17–26

9So He got into a boat, crossed over, ^aand came to His own city. ^2bThen behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. ^cWhen Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”

³And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”

⁴But Jesus, ^dknowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? ⁵For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? ⁶But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” ⁷And he arose and departed to his house.

⁸Now when the multitudes saw it, they ^emarveled ¹and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

Matthew is Called

Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 28

^9fAs Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.

The Disciples Eat with Sinners

Mark 2:15–17; Luke 5:29–32

^10gNow it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. ¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with ^htax collectors and ⁱsinners?”

¹²When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. ¹³But go and learn what this means: ^j‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, ^kbut sinners, ²to repentance.”

The Disciples Do Not Fast

Mark 2:18–22; Luke 5:33–39

¹⁴Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, ^l“Why do we and the Pharisees fast ³often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

¹⁵And Jesus said to them, “Can ^mthe ⁴friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and ⁿthen they will fast. ¹⁶No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for ⁵the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. ¹⁷Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins ⁶break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Life is Restored

Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56

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