6.
Concerning the principles of the kingdom people in dealing with others
7:1-12
Matt. 7
:1
7:1
1aDo 2not judge, that you be not judged.
Matt. 7
:2
7:2
For 1with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged; and with what
ameasure you measure, it shall be measured to you.
Matt. 7
:3
7:3
And why do you look at the
asplinter which is in your brother's eye, but the beam in your eye you do not
1consider?
Matt. 7
:4
7:4
Or how can you say to your brother, Let me remove the splinter from your eye, and behold, the beam is in your eye?
Matt. 7
:5
7:5
1aHypocrite, first remove the beam from your eye, and then you will
2see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother's eye.
Matt. 7
:6
7:6
Do not give
1that which is
aholy to the
2bdogs, neither cast your
1cpearls before the
2dhogs, lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and tear you.
Matt. 7
:7
7:7
1aAsk and it shall be given to you;
bseek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
Matt. 7
:8
7:8
For every one who
1asks receives, and he who
2seeks finds, and to him who
3knocks it shall be opened.
Matt. 7
:9
7:9
Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks him for a
aloaf, will give him a stone?
Matt. 7
:10
7:10
Or also when he asks for a
afish, will give him a serpent?
Matt. 7
:11
7:11
If you then being
aevil know
how to give good gifts to your children,
1how much more will your Father who is in the heavens give
2bgood things to those who ask Him!
Matt. 7
:12
7:12
Therefore all that you wish men would
ado to you, so also you do to them; for this is the
1blaw and the prophets.
7.
Concerning the ground of the kingdom people's living and work
7:13-29
Matt. 7
:13
7:13
1Enter in through the
anarrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that
2leads to
3bdestruction, and many are those who enter through it.
Matt. 7
:14
7:14
Because 1anarrow is the
bgate and constricted is the
cway that leads to
2life, and
dfew are those who find it.
Matt. 7
:15
7:15
Beware of
afalse prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
1ravenous bwolves.
Matt. 7
:16
7:16
By their
afruits you will recognize them. Do
men gather grapes from thorns, or
bfigs from thistles?
Matt. 7
:17
7:17
Even so every
agood tree produces
bgood fruit, but the corrupt tree produces
cbad fruit.
Matt. 7
:18
7:18
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
Matt. 7
:19
7:19
Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and
acast into the fire.
Matt. 7
:20
7:20
So then, by their
afruits you will recognize them.
Matt. 7
:21
7:21
Not every one who says to Me,
aLord, Lord, will
1benter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who
cdoes the
dwill of My Father who is in the heavens.
Matt. 7
:22
7:22
Many will say to Me in
1that day, Lord, Lord,
was it not in Your name
that we prophesied, and in Your name
acast out demons, and in Your name did many
bworks of power?
Matt. 7
:23
7:23
And then I will declare to them: I never
1aknew you.
bDepart from Me, you workers of
clawlessness.
Matt. 7
:24
7:24
aEvery one therefore who hears these words of Mine and
bdoes them shall be likened to a
cprudent man who built his house upon the
1drock.
Matt. 7
:25
7:25
And the
1rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and they beat against that house; and it did
2not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
Matt. 7
:26
7:26
And every one who hears these words of Mine and does
anot do them shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the
1sand.
Matt. 7
:27
7:27
And the
arain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and they dashed against that house; and it
1fell, and its fall was great.
Matt. 7
:28
7:28
And when Jesus finished these words, the crowds were
aastounded at His teaching,
Matt. 7
:29
7:29
For He taught them
aas One having
1bauthority and not like their scribes.
