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1 Judge not, that you may not be judged.
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"Do not judge, so that you may not be judged.
2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.
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For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.
3 And why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye; and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
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Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?
4 Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye?
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Or how can you say to your neighbor, "Let me take the speck out of your eye,' while the log is in your own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
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You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.
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"Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you.
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"Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.
8 For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
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For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 Or what man is there among you, of whom if his son shall ask bread, will he reach him a stone?
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Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone?
10 Or if he shall ask him a fish, will he reach him a serpent?
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Or if the child asks for a fish, will give a snake?
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 them that ask him?
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If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
12 All things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you, do you also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.
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"In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat.
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"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it.
14 How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!
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For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16 By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
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In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit.
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.
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Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.
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Thus you will know them by their fruits.
21 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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"Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name?
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On that day many will say to me, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?'
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
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Then I will declare to them, "I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.'
24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,
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"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock.
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The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.
26 And every one that heareth these my words and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,
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And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.
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The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!"
28 And it came to pass when Jesus had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration at his doctrine.
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Now when Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astounded at his teaching,
29 For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes and Pharisees.
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for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
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