“^aDo not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and ^1aby your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you ^alook at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 ^aOr how ¹can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

6 “^aDo not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

7 “^1aAsk, and ^bit will be given to you; ²seek, and you will find; ³knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you ¹who, when his son asks for a loaf, ²will give him a stone? 10 Or ¹if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, ^ahow much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

12 “In everything, ^atherefore, ¹treat people the same way you want ²them to treat you, for ^bthis is the Law and the Prophets.

13 “^aEnter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

15 “Beware of the ^afalse prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ^bravenous wolves. 16 You will ^1aknow them by their fruits. ²Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 So ^aevery good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19 ^aEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will ¹know them ^aby their fruits.

21 “^aNot everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 ^aMany will say to Me on ^bthat day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many ¹miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; ^aDEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’

24 “Therefore ^aeveryone who hears these words of Mine and ¹acts on them, ²may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the ¹floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not ¹act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain fell, and the ¹floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

28 ^1aWhen Jesus had finished these words, ^bthe crowds were amazed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

“^1aDo not judge and criticize and condemn others unfairly with an attitude of self-righteous superiority as though assuming the office of a judge, so that you will not be judged unfairly. 2 For just as you hypocritically judge others when you are sinful and unrepentant, so will you be judged; and ^ain accordance with your standard of measure used to pass out judgment, judgment will be measured to you. 3 Why do you ^alook at the insignificant speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice and acknowledge the egregious log that is in your own eye? 4 ^aOr how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me get the speck out of your eye,’ when there is a log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite (play-actor, pretender) , first get the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

6 “^aDo not give that which is holy to ¹dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, for they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

7 “¹Ask and keep on ^aasking and ^bit will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9-13 8 For everyone who keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will instead give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will instead give him a snake? 11 If you then, evil (sinful by nature) as you are, know how to give good and advantageous gifts to your children, ^ahow much more will your Father who is in heaven perfect as He is give what is good and advantageous to those who keep on asking Him.

12 “^aSo then, in everything treat others the same way you want them to treat you, for ^bthis is the essence of the Law and the writings of the Prophets.

13 “^aEnter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow and difficult to travel is the path that leads the way to everlasting life, and there are few who find it. Deut 30:19; Jer 21:8

15 “Beware of the ^afalse prophets, teachers who come to you dressed as sheep appearing gentle and innocent, but inwardly are ^bravenous wolves. Ezek 22:27 16 By their fruit you will ^arecognize them that is, by their contrived doctrine and self-focus. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Luke 6:43, 44 17 Even so, ^aevery healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 ^aEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore, ^aby their fruit you will recognize them as false prophets.

21 “^aNot everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. 22 ^aMany will say to Me on ^bthat day when I judge them, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, and driven out demons in Your name, and done many miracles in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them publicly, ‘I never knew you; ^aDEPART FROM ME you are banished from My presence, YOU WHO ACT WICKEDLY disregarding My commands.’ Ps 6:8

24 “So ^aeveryone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man who built his house on the rock. Luke 6:47-49 25 And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish (stupid) man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall.”

28 ^aWhen Jesus had finished speaking these words on the mountain, ^bthe crowds were astonished and overwhelmed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one who had authority to teach entirely of His own volition, and not as their scribes who relied on others to confirm their authority.

“^aDo not ¹judge, so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and ^1aby your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you ^alook at the ¹speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 ^aOr how ¹can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the ²speck out of your eye,’ and look, the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the ¹speck out of your brother’s eye!

6 “^aDo not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

7 “^1aAsk, and ^bit will be given to you; ²seek, and you will find; ³knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what person is there among you ¹who, when his son asks for a loaf of bread, ²will give him a stone? 10 Or ¹if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 So if you, despite being ¹evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, ^ahow much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

12 “In everything, ^atherefore, ¹treat people the same way you want ²them to treat you, for ^bthis is the Law and the Prophets.

13 “^aEnter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

15 “Beware of the ^afalse prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ^bravenous wolves. 16 You will ^1aknow them by their fruits. ²Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 So ^aevery good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 ^aEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will ¹know them ^aby their fruits.

21 “^aNot 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 will enter. 22 ^aMany will say to Me on ^bthat day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many ¹miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; ^aLEAVE ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’

24 “Therefore, ^aeveryone who hears these words of Mine, and ¹acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell and the ¹floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not ¹act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell and the ¹floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”

28 ^1aWhen Jesus had finished these words, ^bthe crowds were amazed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

“^aDo not judge, so that you will not be judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and ^awith what measure you measure, it will be measured to you. 3 And why do you ^alook at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 ^aOr how ¹can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

6 “^aDo not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

7 “^1aAsk, and ^bit will be given to you; ²seek, and you will find; ³knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or what man is there among you ¹who, when his son asks for a loaf, ²will give him a stone? 10 Or ¹if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, ^ahow much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

12 “^aTherefore, in all things, whatever you want people to do for you, so do for them, for ^bthis is the Law and the Prophets.

13 “^aEnter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

15 “Beware of the ^afalse prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ^bravenous wolves. 16 You will ^1aknow them by their fruits. ²Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, ^aevery good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 ^aEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will ¹know them ^aby their fruits.

21 “^aNot everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 ^aMany will say to Me on ^bthat day, ‘Lord, Lord, in Your name did we not prophesy, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name do many ¹miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; ^aDEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’

24 “Therefore ^aeveryone who hears these words of Mine and does them, ¹may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and fell against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone hearing these words of Mine and not doing them, may be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

28 ^1aNow it happened that when Jesus had finished these words, ^bthe crowds were astonished at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.