Matthew 7

English Standard Version

Judging Others

7 ^(A)“Judge not, that you be not judged. ²^(B)For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and ^(C)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 ^(D)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.

⁶^(E)“Do not give ^(F)dogs what is holy, and do not throw your ^(G)pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Ask, and It Will Be Given

⁷^(H)“Ask, ^(I)and it will be given to you; ^(J)seek, and you will find; ^(K)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 ^(L)bread, will give him ^(M)a stone? ¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? ¹¹If you then, ^(N)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will ^(O)your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule

¹²“So ^(P)whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is ^(Q)the Law and the Prophets.

¹³^(R)“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy^[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. ¹⁴For the gate is narrow and ^(S)the way is hard that leads to life, and ^(T)those who find it are few.

A Tree and Its Fruit

¹⁵^(U)“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ^(V)ravenous wolves. ¹⁶You will recognize them ^(W)by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? ¹⁷So, ^(X)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. ¹⁹^(Y)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰Thus you will recognize them ^(Z)by their fruits.

I Never Knew You

²¹^(AA)“Not everyone who ^(AB)says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will ^(AC)enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who ^(AD)does the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²²^(AE)On that day ^(AF)many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not ^(AG)prophesy in your name, and cast out demons ^(AH)in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ ²³^(AI)And then will I declare to them, ‘I ^(AJ)never knew you; ^(AK)depart from me, ^(AL)you workers of lawlessness.’

Build Your House on the Rock

²⁴^(AM)“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like ^(AN)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 ^(AO)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.”

The Authority of Jesus

²⁸And when Jesus finished these sayings, ^(AP)the crowds were astonished at his teaching, ²⁹^(AQ)for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Footnotes

Matthew 7:13 Some manuscripts For the way is wide and easy

Psalm 147-148

English Standard Version

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147 ^(A)Praise the Lord!
For ^(B)it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for ^(C)it is pleasant,^[a] and ^(D)a song of praise is fitting.
²The Lord ^(E)builds up Jerusalem;
    he ^(F)gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³He heals ^(G)the brokenhearted
    and ^(H)binds up their wounds.
⁴He ^(I)determines the number of the stars;
    he ^(J)gives to all of them their names.
⁵^(K)Great is our Lord, and ^(L)abundant in power;
    ^(M)his understanding is beyond measure.
⁶The Lord ^(N)lifts up the humble;^[b]
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷^(O)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on ^(P)the lyre!
⁸He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares ^(Q)rain for the earth;
    he makes ^(R)grass grow on the hills.
⁹He ^(S)gives to the beasts their food,
    and to ^(T)the young ravens that cry.
¹⁰His delight is not in ^(U)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
¹¹but the Lord ^(V)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who ^(W)hope in his steadfast love.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³For he strengthens ^(X)the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
¹⁴He ^(Y)makes peace in your borders;
    he ^(Z)fills you with the ^(AA)finest of the wheat.
¹⁵He ^(AB)sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.
¹⁶He gives ^(AC)snow like wool;
    he scatters ^(AD)frost like ashes.
¹⁷He hurls down his crystals of ^(AE)ice like crumbs;
    who can stand before his ^(AF)cold?
¹⁸He ^(AG)sends out his word, and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
¹⁹He declares his word to Jacob,
    his ^(AH)statutes and rules^[c] to Israel.
²⁰He ^(AI)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.^[d]
^(AJ)Praise the Lord!

Praise the Name of the Lord

148 ^(AK)Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord ^(AL)from the heavens;
praise him ^(AM)in the heights!
²Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his ^(AN)hosts!

³Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴Praise him, you ^(AO)highest heavens,
and you ^(AP)waters above the heavens!

⁵^(AQ)Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For ^(AR)he commanded and they were created.
⁶And he ^(AS)established them forever and ever;
he gave ^(AT)a decree, and it shall not ^(AU)pass away.^[e]

⁷Praise the Lord ^(AV)from the earth,
you ^(AW)great sea creatures and all deeps,
⁸^(AX)fire and hail, ^(AY)snow and mist,
^(AZ)stormy wind ^(BA)fulfilling his word!

⁹^(BB)Mountains and all hills,
^(BC)fruit trees and all ^(BD)cedars!
¹⁰^(BE)Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and ^(BF)flying birds!

¹¹Kings of the earth and ^(BG)all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹²Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!

¹³^(BH)Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for ^(BI)his name alone is exalted;
    ^(BJ)his majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴He has ^(BK)raised up a horn for his people,
    ^(BL)praise for all his saints,
    for the people of Israel who are ^(BM)near to him.
^(BN)Praise the Lord!