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"Do not judge others, so that God will not judge you,
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for God will judge you in the same way you judge others, and he will apply to you the same rules you apply to others. 1
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Why, then, do you look at the speck in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the log in your own eye?
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How dare you say to your brother, "Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,' when you have a log in your own eye?
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You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
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"Do not give what is holy to dogs - they will only turn and attack you. Do not throw your pearls in front of pigs - they will only trample them underfoot.
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"Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. 2