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"If you dogood to those who dogood to you, whatcredit is that to you? For evensinnersdo the same.
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"1If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, whatcredit is that to you? Evensinnerslend to sinners in order to receiveback the same amount.
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"But 2love your enemies, and dogood, and lend, expectingnothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be 3sons of 4the MostHigh; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.
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"5Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; 6pardon, and you will be pardoned.
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"Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour7into your lap a 8goodmeasure-presseddown, shakentogether, and runningover. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."
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And He alsospoke a parable to them: "9A blindmancannot*guide a blindman, can he? Will they not bothfall into a pit?
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"10A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fullytrained, will be like his teacher.
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"Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother'seye, but do not notice the log that is in your owneye?
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"Or howcan you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, firsttake the log out of your own eye, and then you will seeclearly to take out the speck that is in your brother'seye.
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"11For there is nogoodtree which producesbadfruit, nor, on the otherhand, a badtree which producesgoodfruit.