Matthew:7

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* "Judge not , that you may be judged , yourselves ; * "for with what judgment you judge , you will be judged , and in what measure you measure , others will measure to you . * "And why do you look at the mote in your brothers eye , and fail to notice the beam which is in your own eye ? * "Or how will you say to your brother , Permit me to remove the mote from your eye , when , behold , the beam is in your own eye ? * "Hypocrite ! First cast out the beam from your own eye , and then you will see clearly how to cast the mote out of your brothers eye . * "Do not give what is holy to the dogs , nor cast your pearls before swine ; lest in turn they trample them under their feet , and then turn and attack you . * "Ask , and it will be given you ; seek , and you will find ; knock , and the door will be opened to you . * "For every one who asks receives , and he who seeks finds , and to him who knocks the door is opened . * "What man of you is there who , when his son asks a loaf , will give him a stone ? * "or if his son asks for a fish , will offer him a snake ? * "If you then , evil as you are , know how to give good gifts to your children , how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him ? * "Therefore everything that you would have men do to you , do you also the same to them ; for this is the Law and the Prophets . * "Enter by the narrow gate ; for broad is the gate and wide the road that leads to destruction , and many are they who go in by it ; * "but the gate is narrow and the road is steep , which leads to life , and they are few who find it . * "Beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheeps clothing , but within they are ravening wolves . * "By their fruits you will know them . Are grapes gathered of thorns , or figs of thistles ? * "No , every good tree bears good fruit , but a worthless tree bears bad fruit . * "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit ; neither can a worthless tree bear good fruit . * "Every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire . * "Hence it is by their fruit you will know them . * "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 . * "Many in that day will say to me , "Lord , Lord , have we not prophesied in your name , and in your name cast out demons , and in your name done many mighty works ? * "Then I will tell them plainly , "I never knew you ; depart from me , you workers of iniquity . * "Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock . * "And the rain descended , and the floods came , and the winds blew , and beat upon the house , but it fell not , for it was founded upon the rock . * "And every one who hears these words of mine and does them not , I will liken to a foolish man , who 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 ." * Now when Jesus had finished his discourse , the crowds were astounded at his teaching , for he was teaching them as one having authority , and not as their scribes taught them . * missing fehlt /missing

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