Matthew 7 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 JUDGE not, that you may not be judged. “Judge not, that you be not judged. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2 For with the same judgment that you judge, you will be judged, and with the same measure with which you measure, it will be measured to you. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 Why do you see the splinter which is in your brother’s eye, and do not feel the beam which is in your own eye? Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
4 Or how can you say to your brother, let me take out the splinter from your eye, and behold there is a cross beam in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?
5 O hypocrites, first take out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to get out the splinter from your brother’s eye. 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. You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 Do not give holy things to the dogs; and do not throw your pearls before the swine, for they might tread them with their feet, and then turn and rend you. “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
7 Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
8 For whoever asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, the door is opened. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 Or who is the man among you, who when his son asks him for bread, why, will he hand him a stone? Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he should ask him for fish, why, will he hand him a snake? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 If therefore you who err, know how to give good gifts to your sons, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him? If you then, who are 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! If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
12 Whatever you wish men to do for you, do likewise also for them; for this is the law and the prophets. “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
13 Enter in through the narrow door, for wide is the door, and broad is the road which carries to destruction, and many are those who travel on it. “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14 O how narrow is the door, and how difficult is the road which carries to life, and few are those who are found on it. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15 Be careful of false prophets who come to you in lamb’s clothing, but within they are ravening wolves. “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
16 You will know them by their fruits. Why, do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17 So every good tree bears good fruits; but a bad tree bears bad fruits. So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruits, neither can a bad tree bear good fruits. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 Any tree which does not bear good fruits will be cut down and cast into the fire. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 Thus by their fruits you will know them. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
21 It is not everyone who merely says to me, My Lord, my Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. “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. “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 who is in heaven.
22 A great many will say to me in that day, My Lord, my Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out devils, and in your name do many wonders? 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 mighty works in your name?’ Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’
23 Then I will declare to them, I have never known you; keep away from me, O you that work iniquity. And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’
24 Therefore whoever hears these words of mine, and does them, he is like a wise man, who built his house upon a rock. “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 And the rain came down, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house; but it did not fall down, because its foundations were laid upon a rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 And whoever hears these words of mine, and does them not, is like a foolish man, who built his house upon sand. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 And the rain came down, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house; and it fell down, and its fall was very great. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
28 And it happened when Jesus finished these words, the crowds were stunned at his teaching. And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
29 For he taught them as one who had the power, and not like their own scribes and Pharisees. for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes. because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
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