[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 that is
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 cast your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they
trample them under 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 to you. [8] For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To
him who knocks it will be opened. [9] Or what man is there of 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 wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are those
who enter in by it. [14] How narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way
that leads to life! Few are those who find it. [15] "Beware of false
prophets, who come to you in sheep`s clothing, but inwardly 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 brings forth
good fruit; but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. [18] A good tree
can`t bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth 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 by your name, by
your name cast out demons, and by 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 a rock. [25]
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that
house; 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, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell -- and great
was its fall." [28] It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these
things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, [29] for he
taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
