JUDGING OTHERS

1 JUDGE not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

ASKING AND SEEKING
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

THE NARROW WAY
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

BEHAVIOR AND BELIEF
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

"I NEVER KNEW YOU"
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

BUILD ON A FIRM FOUNDATION
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

1Iudge not, that ye be not iudged.

2For with what iudgment ye iudge, yee shall be iudged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you againe.

3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye, but considerest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?

4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let mee pull out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye?

5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beame out of thine owne eye: and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.

6 Giue not that which is holy vnto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearles before swine: lest they trample them vnder their feete, and turne againe and rent you.

7 Aske, and it shalbe giuen you: seeke, and ye shall finde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

8For euery one that asketh, receiueth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shalbe opened.

9Or what man is there of you, whom if his sonne aske bread, will hee giue him a stone?

10Or if he aske a fish, will hee giue him a serpent?

11If ye then being euill, know how to giue good giftes vnto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good things to them that aske him?

12Therefore all things whatsoeuer ye would that men should doe to you, doe ye euen so to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which goe in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way which leadeth vnto life, and few there be that finde it.

15 Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauening wolues.

16Yee shall knowe them by their fruits: Doe men gather grapes of thornes, or figges of thistles?

17Euen so, euery good tree bringeth forth good fruit: but a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruit.

18A good tree cannot bring forth euil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.

20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not euery one that saith vnto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdome of heauen: but he that doth the will of my father which is in heauen.

22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, haue we not prophecied in thy name? and in thy name haue cast out deuils? and in thy name done many wonderfull works?

23And then wil I professe vnto them, I neuer knew you: Depart from me, ye that worke iniquity.

24 Therefore, whosoeuer heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I wil liken him vnto a wise man, which built his house vpon a rocke:

25And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house: and it fell not, for it was founded vpon a rocke.

26And euery one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall bee likened vnto a foolish man, which built his house vpon the sand:

27And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.

28And it came to passe, when Iesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine.

29For he taught them as one hauing authoritie, and not as the Scribes.

I == Luke 6:37 ; Rom 2:1 ; 14:3-4 , 10 , 13 ; 1st Cor 4:3 , 5 ; James 4:11-12

II == Mark 4:24 ; Luke 6:38

III == Luke 6:41-42

VI == Prov 9:7-8 ; 23:9 ; Acts 13:45-46

VII == Matt 21:22 ; Mark 11:24 ; Luke 11:9-10 ; 18:1 ; John 14:13 ; 15:7 ; 16:23-24

VIII == Prov 8:17 ; Jer 29:12-13

IX == Luke 11:11-13

XII == Lev 19:18 ; Matt 22:40 ; Luke 6:31; Rom 13:8-10 ; Gal 5:14 ; 1st Tim 1:5

XIII == Luke 13:24

XV == Ezek 22:27 ; Deut 13:3 ; Jer 23:16 ; Matt 24:4-5 , 11 , 24 ; Mark 13:22 ; 1st John 4:1 ; John 10:12

XVI == Matt 7:20 ; 12:30 ; Luke 6:43-44

XVII == Jer 11:19 ; Matt 12:33

XIX == Matt 3:10 ; Luke 3:9 ; John 15:2 , 6

XXI == Hos 8:2 ; Matt 25:11-12 ; Luke 6:46 ; 13:25 ; Acts 19:13 ; Rom 2:13 ; James 1:22

XXII == Num 24:4 ; John 11:51 ; 1st Cor 13:2

XXIII == Ps 5:5 ; 6:8 ; Matt 25:12 , 41 ; Luke 13:25 , 27 : 2nd Tim 2:19

XXIV == Luke 6:46-49

XXVIII ==Matt 13:54 ; Mark 1:22 ; 6:2 ; Luke 4:32XXIX == John 7:46

1 "Stop judging, that you may not be judged. 2 For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. 3 Why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove that splinter from your eye,' while the wooden beam is in your eye? 5 You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother's eye. 6 "Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them underfoot, and turn and tear you to pieces. 7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, 10 or a snake when he asks for a fish? 11 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. 12 "Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets. 13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. 14 How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few. 15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. 16 By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So by their fruits you will know them. 21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?' 23 Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.' 24 "Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. 26 And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined." 28 When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

1-6. Jesus condemns unjust criticism, particularly the Pharisee’s judgment of Him. Christian leaders sometimes hide behind “judge not”, perhaps adding to it “touch not the Lord’s anointed”. We all can profit by what others have discerned in us. The point is to be sure our lives are such that we can be prudent in admonishing others. We must judge, 7:6, 16; 1 Cor. 5:3-5, 12 ,13; 2 Tim. 4:2; Rom. 15:14; 2 Thess. 3:15. We must judge carefully whether to continue to witness to those who treat God with scorn. We can continue to pray that God softened their heart and use you to show them the light of God. 9-15 The Lord's Prayer.

v 7-11. God does not want repetitious prayer, but a prayer from the heart of each one of us. Mat 6:7, but the tense here is keep on asking, seeking and knocking. It makes sense that God cares more for us than our earthly fathers, and He will award our persistence. “Effectual fervent,” James 5:16.

v 12. Only a righteous person can effectively follow the “Golden Rule”. This does not bring him salvation, but demonstrates his righteousness toward others.

v 13,14. MATT 7:13 THE NARROW GATE Jesus called the outward righteousness of the Pharisees the broad way while His teaching was the narrow way. Then and now, few find that gate. One author described it as a single file of people with their heads down crying and weeping going into a single door way threw Christ, and then another wide road with people singing, drinking, and having a good time suddenly fall off the edge of where the road stopped.

v 15 MATT 7:15 FALSE PROPHETS False prophets; appear harmless in their ministry breeds error, division, and immorality ( 2 Peter 2:1-3) True and false prophets is distinction is rooted in the OT ( Deut 18:20-22; jer 14: 13-16)

v 16-23. Having presented the true way, Jesus warned of false prophets who would lead people away from that way. False teachers could be known by the fruit they produce. MATT 21 CONCERNIGN SELF-DECEPTION Pharisees and others today who produce bad fruit will be destroyed. Even if they have cast out demons and done miracles, claiming to do it in His name, He will not know them because they do not have a personal relationship with Him.

v 24-27. MATT 7:24 HEARERS AND DOERS: He gave the people the choice of building on a good foundation, His rock solid truths, or the unstable sands of the Pharisees’ righteousness, which would be foolish. He has given the people the choice of two kinds of roads and gates, two kinds of trees and fruit, and two kinds of foundations and builders.

v 28,29. The people were overwhelmed by His teaching. He had spoken with the authority of God. The scribes and Pharisees could only reflect the instruction of the Law weighed down with their own traditions. Predictions of the Savior concerning the Great White Throne Judgment. Mt. 7:21-23