1 ¶ Judge not, that ye be not judged.

“Judge not, that you be not judged.

2 F or with the judgment with which ye judge, ye shall be judged, and with the measure with which ye measure, ye shall be measured again.

For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

3 A nd why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother’s eye but dost not consider the beam that is in thine own eye?

And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?

4 O r 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?

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye?

5 T hou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou be able to see to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

6 G ive 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.

“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. Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking

7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you;

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

8 f or every one that asks receives, and he that seeks finds, and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

9 O r what man is there of you, whom, if his son asks for bread, will he give him a stone?

Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

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

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

11 I f ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those that ask him?

If you then, being 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!

12 ¶ Therefore, all things whatsoever ye desire that men should do unto you, so also shall ye do unto them, for this is the law and the prophets.

Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. The Narrow Way

13 E nter ye in at the narrow gate, for the way that leads to destruction is wide and spacious, and those who follow it are many;

“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.

14 b ecause narrow is the gate, and confined is the way which leads unto life, and there are few that find it.

Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

15 ¶ Keep yourselves also from the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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

16 Y e shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

17 E ven so every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

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

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

19 E very tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.

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

20 S o that by their fruits ye shall know them.

Therefore by their fruits you will know them. I Never Knew You

21 ¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

22 M any 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?

Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’

23 A nd then I will profess unto them, I never knew you; depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ Build on the Rock

24 T herefore, whosoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him unto a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:

25 a nd the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded upon a rock.

and 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 A nd every one that hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

“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:

27 a nd the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.

and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

28 A nd it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these words, the multitude marvelled at his doctrine;

And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching,

29 f or he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.

for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.