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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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"1For there is nogoodtree which producesbadfruit, nor, on the otherhand, a badtree which producesgoodfruit.
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"2For eachtree is known by its ownfruit. For men do not gatherfigs from thorns, nor do they pickgrapes from a briarbush.
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"3The goodman out of the goodtreasure of his heartbringsforthwhat is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringsforthwhat is evil; 4for his mouthspeaks from that whichfills his heart.
Builders and Foundations
46"5Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not dowhat I say?
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"6Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:
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he is like a manbuilding a house, whodugdeep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a floodoccurred, the torrentburstagainst that house and could not shake it, because it had been wellbuilt.
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"But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the groundwithout any foundation; and the torrentburstagainst it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great."