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NASB | Luke 6:37 ¶ "Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 6:37 ¶ "Do not judge [others self-righteously], and you will not be judged; do not condemn [others when you are guilty and unrepentant], and you will not be condemned [for your hypocrisy]; pardon [others when they truly repent and change], and you will be pardoned [when you truly repent and change]. [Matt 7:1-5] |
Bible Question: Since the bible does not contradict itself how can we explain luke 6:37 that says judge not and 1Cor 2:15 that says to judge everything? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Prayon! Here are a couple of points concerning your question. 1) Luke 6:37 is a parallel account to Mt. 7:1-6. Both of these passages use the Greek word 'krino'. There are a couple of interesting things about these passages. a) Both use the verb as a negative, present, active, imperative. Thus, it would be better translated as a command to stop doing something which is already being done. Therefore, it would read, "stop judging". b) Mt. 7 makes it very clear that the judging at issue is a hypocritical judging. Trying to remove a speck from someone else's eye while you have a beam in your own eye. This is the kind of judgement that we are commanded to stop. 2) 1 Cor. 2:15: This passage uses a entirely different word. It uses 'anakrino'. This word can be translated as "judge", but it focuses more on the idea of investigation or inquiry. Thus, I would see these two verses as a contrast between hypocritical and proper judgement. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |