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Matthew 7

Judge not, so you won't be judged. Because with the judgement you judge, you will be judged. And with the measure you use, it will be measured to you again. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, and take no notice of the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, Let me pull the speck out of your eye — wh

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Don't judge

Judge not, so you won't be judged. Because with the judgement you judge, you will be judged. And with the measure you use, it will be measured to you again. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, and take no notice of the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, Let me pull the speck out of your eye — when there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite. First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. Don't give what is holy to dogs, and don't throw your pearls in front of pigs, in case they trample them underfoot and turn on you and tear you to pieces.

Don't judge, so you aren't judged. Because with what judgment you judge, you'll be judged. And with what measure you measure, it'll be measured to you again. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye but don't notice the beam in your own eye? Or how will you say to your brother: Let me pull out the speck out of your eye — and look, a beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first pull the beam out of your own eye. And then you'll see clearly to pull out the speck out of your brother's eye. Don't give what's holy to the dogs, and don't throw your pearls in front of pigs — in case they tread them under their feet and turn again and tear you.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

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Judge not, so you won't be judged.

Plain English

Don't judge, so you aren't judged.

King James Version, 1611

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

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Because with the judgement you judge, you will be judged. And with the measure you use, it will be measured to you again.

Plain English

Because with what judgment you judge, you'll be judged. And with what measure you measure, it'll be measured to you again.

King James Version, 1611

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

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And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, and take no notice of the plank in your own eye?

Plain English

And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye but don't notice the beam in your own eye?

King James Version, 1611

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

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Or how can you say to your brother, Let me pull the speck out of your eye — when there is a plank in your own eye?

Plain English

Or how will you say to your brother: Let me pull out the speck out of your eye — and look, a beam is in your own eye?

King James Version, 1611

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

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You hypocrite. First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

Plain English

You hypocrite, first pull the beam out of your own eye. And then you'll see clearly to pull out the speck out of your brother's eye.

King James Version, 1611

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

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Don't give what is holy to dogs, and don't throw your pearls in front of pigs, in case they trample them underfoot and turn on you and tear you to pieces.

Plain English

Don't give what's holy to the dogs, and don't throw your pearls in front of pigs — in case they tread them under their feet and turn again and tear you.

King James Version, 1611

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Ask and it'll be given

Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you. Because everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake? So if you, 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? So whatever you want men to do to you, do the same to them. Because this is the law and the prophets.

Ask, and it'll be given you. Look for, and you'll find. Knock, and it'll be opened to you. Because everyone who asks takes. And the one who looks finds. And to the one who knocks it'll be opened. Or what man is there of you, who if his son asks bread will give him a stone? Or if he asks a fish, will give him a snake? So if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to the ones who ask him? So everything you want men to do to you, do the same to them. Because this is the teaching and the prophets.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.

Plain English

Ask, and it'll be given you. Look for, and you'll find. Knock, and it'll be opened to you.

King James Version, 1611

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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Because everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Plain English

Because everyone who asks takes. And the one who looks finds. And to the one who knocks it'll be opened.

King James Version, 1611

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Plain English

Or what man is there of you, who if his son asks bread will give him a stone?

King James Version, 1611

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

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Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a snake?

Plain English

Or if he asks a fish, will give him a snake?

King James Version, 1611

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

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So if you, 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?

Plain English

So if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to the ones who ask him?

King James Version, 1611

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

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So whatever you want men to do to you, do the same to them. Because this is the law and the prophets.

Plain English

So everything you want men to do to you, do the same to them. Because this is the teaching and the prophets.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

The narrow gate

Go in by the narrow gate. Because wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it. Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a bad tree brings forth bad fruit. A good tree can't bring forth bad fruit, and a bad tree can't bring forth good fruit. Every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.

Go in at the narrow gate. Because wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to ruin, and plenty go in that way. Because narrow is the gate and hard is the way that leads to life, and few there are who find it. Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inside are ravening wolves. You'll know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? That's how every good tree brings out good fruit, but a rotten tree brings out evil fruit. A good tree can't bring out evil fruit, and a rotten tree can't bring out good fruit. Every tree that doesn't bring out good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you'll know them.

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

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Go in by the narrow gate. Because wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.

Plain English

Go in at the narrow gate. Because wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to ruin, and plenty go in that way.

King James Version, 1611

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

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Because narrow is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Plain English

Because narrow is the gate and hard is the way that leads to life, and few there are who find it.

King James Version, 1611

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

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Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Plain English

Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inside are ravening wolves.

King James Version, 1611

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Plain English

You'll know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

King James Version, 1611

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

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In the same way, every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a bad tree brings forth bad fruit.

Plain English

That's how every good tree brings out good fruit, but a rotten tree brings out evil fruit.

King James Version, 1611

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

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A good tree can't bring forth bad fruit, and a bad tree can't bring forth good fruit.

Plain English

A good tree can't bring out evil fruit, and a rotten tree can't bring out good fruit.

King James Version, 1611

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

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Every tree that doesn't bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Plain English

Every tree that doesn't bring out good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

King James Version, 1611

Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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So by their fruits you will know them.

Plain English

So by their fruits you'll know them.

King James Version, 1611

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

The two houses

Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven — but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name? And in your name drive out demons? And in your name do many wonderful works? And then I will tell them plainly, I never knew you. Get away from me, you who do evil. So whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it didn't fall, because it was founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn't do them will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it fell — and great was the fall of it. And when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching. Because he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Not everyone who says to me: Lord, Lord — will go into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Plenty will say to me on that day: Lord, Lord, haven't we prophesied in your name? And in your name thrown out demons? And in your name done plenty of wonderful works? And then I'll say to them plainly: I never knew you. Get away from me, you who work wrongdoing. So whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I'll compare him to a wise man who built his house on a rock. And the rain came down and the floods came and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it didn't fall, because it was founded on a rock. And everyone who hears these sayings of mine and doesn't do them will be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain came down and the floods came and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it fell. And great was the fall of it. And it happened that when Jesus had finished these sayings, the people were shocked at his teaching. Because he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven — but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Plain English

Not everyone who says to me: Lord, Lord — will go into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

King James Version, 1611

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

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Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name? And in your name drive out demons? And in your name do many wonderful works?

Plain English

Plenty will say to me on that day: Lord, Lord, haven't we prophesied in your name? And in your name thrown out demons? And in your name done plenty of wonderful works?

King James Version, 1611

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

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And then I will tell them plainly, I never knew you. Get away from me, you who do evil.

Plain English

And then I'll say to them plainly: I never knew you. Get away from me, you who work wrongdoing.

King James Version, 1611

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

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So whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Plain English

So whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I'll compare him to a wise man who built his house on a rock.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

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And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it didn't fall, because it was founded on the rock.

Plain English

And the rain came down and the floods came and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it didn't fall, because it was founded on a rock.

King James Version, 1611

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

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And everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn't do them will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

Plain English

And everyone who hears these sayings of mine and doesn't do them will be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

King James Version, 1611

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

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And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it fell — and great was the fall of it.

Plain English

And the rain came down and the floods came and the winds blew and beat on that house. And it fell. And great was the fall of it.

King James Version, 1611

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

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And when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his teaching.

Plain English

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these sayings, the people were shocked at his teaching.

King James Version, 1611

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

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Because he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Plain English

Because he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

King James Version, 1611

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.