Matthew 7:1

Judging Others

1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

Matthew 7:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
ESV
1 "Judge not, that you be not judged.
NLT
1 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.
MSG
1 "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults - unless, of course, you want the same treatment.
CSB
1 "Do not judge, so that you won't be judged.

Matthew 7:1 In-Context

1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2 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 look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
4 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 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.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. Luke 6:37; Ro 14:4,10,13; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Corinthians 5:12; James 4:11,12
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