1 “ Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

“Do not say what is wrong in other people’s lives. Then other people will not say what is wrong in your life.

2 F or with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

You will be guilty of the same things you find in others. When you say what is wrong in others, your words will be used to say what is wrong in you.

3 W hy do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Why do you look at the small piece of wood in your brother’s eye, and do not see the big piece of wood in your own eye?

4 O r how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?

How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that small piece of wood out of your eye,’ when there is a big piece of wood in your own eye?

5 Y ou hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.

You who pretend to be someone you are not, first take the big piece of wood out of your own eye. Then you can see better to take the small piece of wood out of your brother’s eye.

6 “ Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

“Do not give that which belongs to God to dogs. Do not throw your pearls in front of pigs. They will break them under their feet. Then they will turn and tear you to pieces. Jesus Teaches about Prayer

7 “ Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

“Ask, and what you are asking for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you.

8 F or everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Everyone who asks receives what he asks for. Everyone who looks finds what he is looking for. Everyone who knocks has the door opened to him.

9 O r who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?

What man among you would give his son a stone if he should ask for bread?

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

Or if he asks for a fish, would he give him a snake?

11 I f 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!

You are bad and you know how to give good things to your children. How much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him? Jesus Teaches about Others

12 T herefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

“Do for other people whatever you would like to have them do for you. This is what the Jewish Law and the early preachers said. Jesus Teaches about Two Roads

13 “ Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

“Go in through the narrow door. The door is wide and the road is easy that leads to hell. Many people are going through that door.

14 H ow narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.

But the door is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life that lasts forever. Few people are finding it. Jesus Teaches about False Teachers

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

“Watch out for false teachers. They come to you dressed as if they were sheep. On the inside they are hungry wolves.

16 B y their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

You will know them by their fruit. Do men pick grapes from thorns? Do men pick figs from thistles?

17 E ven so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

It is true, every good tree has good fruit. Every bad tree has bad fruit.

18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

A good tree cannot have bad fruit. A bad tree cannot have good fruit.

19 E very tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

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

20 T herefore by their fruits you will know them.

So you will know them by their fruit.

21 N ot everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will go into the holy nation of heaven. The one who does the things My Father in heaven wants him to do will go into the holy nation of heaven.

22 M any will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’

Many people will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not preach in Your Name? Did we not put out demons in Your Name? Did we not do many powerful works in Your Name?’

23 T hen I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

Then I will say to them in plain words, ‘I never knew you. Go away from Me, you who do wrong!’ Jesus Teaches about Houses Built on Rock or Sand

24 “ Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

“Whoever hears these words of Mine and does them, will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

25 T he rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.

The rain came down. The water came up. The wind blew and hit the house. The house did not fall because it was built on rock.

26 E veryone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

Whoever hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

27 T he rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

The rain came down. The water came up. The wind blew and hit the house. The house fell and broke apart.”

28 W hen Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

Then Jesus finished talking. The people were surprised and wondered about His teaching.

29 f or he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

He was teaching them as One Who has the right and the power to teach. He did not teach as the teachers of the Law.