Matthew 7

¹Judge not , that you be not judged .

²For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged , and with the measure you use it will be measured to you .

³Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye , but do 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 .

⁶Do not give dogs what is holy , and do not throw your pearls before pigs , lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you .

⁷Ask , and it will be given to you ; seek , and you will find ; knock , 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 bread , will give him a stone ?

¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish , will give him a serpent ?

¹¹If you then , who are 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 !

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

¹³Enter by the narrow gate . For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction , and those who enter by it are many .

¹⁴For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life , and those who find it are few .

¹⁵Beware of false prophets , who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves .

¹⁶You will recognize them by their fruits . Are grapes gathered from thornbushes , or figs from thistles ?

¹⁷So , every healthy tree bears good fruit , but the diseased tree bears bad fruit .

¹⁸A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit , nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit .

¹⁹Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire .

²⁰Thus you will recognize them by their fruits .

²¹Not everyone who says to me , Lord , Lord , will enter the kingdom of heaven , but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven .

²²On that day many will say to me, Lord , Lord , did we not prophesy in your name , and cast out demons in your name , and do many mighty works in your name ?

²³And then will I declare to them , I never knew you ; depart from me , you workers of lawlessness .

²⁴Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock .

²⁵And the rain fell , and the floods came , and the winds blew and beat on that house , but it did not fall , because it had been founded on the rock .

²⁶And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand .

²⁷And the rain fell , and the floods came , and the winds blew and beat against that house , and it fell , and great was the fall of it .

²⁸And when Jesus finished these sayings , the crowds were astonished at his teaching ,

²⁹for he was teaching them as one who had authority , and not as their scribes .