The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Matthew 07
1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be
judged.
2 For with whatever judgment you judge,
you will be judged; and with whatever
measure you measure, it will be measured
to you.
3 Why do you see the speck thatis in your
brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam
that is in your own eye?
4 Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let
me remove the speck from your eye,’ and
behold, the beam is in your own eye?
5 You 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.
6 “Don’t give that which is holy to the
dogs, neither throw your pearls before the
pigs, lest perhaps they trample themunder
their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and
you will find. Knock, and it will be opened
for you.
8 For everyone who asks receives. He
who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will
be opened.
9 Or who is there among you who, if his
son asks him for bread, will give him a
stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give
him a serpent?
11 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, whatever you desire for
men to do to you, you shall also do to them;
for this is the law and the prophets.
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for the
gate is wide and the way is broad thatleads
to destruction, and there are many who
enter in by it.
14 How† narrow is the gate and the way is
restricted that leads to life! There are few
who find it.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come
to youinsheep’s clothing, butinwardly are
ravening wolves.
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do
you gather grapes from thorns or figs from
thistles?
17 Even so, every good tree produces
good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces
evil fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit
is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will
know them.
21 “Not 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.
22 Many 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?’
23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew
you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
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
the rock.
25 The rain came down, the floods came,
andthe windsblew andbeat onthathouse;
and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the
rock.
26 Everyone who hears these words of
mine and doesn’t do them will be like a
foolish man who built his house on the
sand.
27 The rain came down, the floods came,
andthe windsblew andbeat onthathouse;
and it fell—and its fall was great.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these
things, the multitudes were astonished at
his teaching,
29 for he taught them with authority, and
not like the scribes.