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1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 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.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2. Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary Vol.
5 pg.
271
3. The Agnostic Church - http://www.agnostic.org/BIBLEL-01.htm
4.
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12 -
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/golden.html
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AUTHOR |
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Ancient Christian writers
unanimously and consistently attribute the first of the four
Gospels to Matthew the disciple. |
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Internal evidence
indicates that the book was obviously written by a Jew
converted to Christianity. Such was Matthew.
Being a publican
prior to his call to discipleship, he was presumably
accustomed to preserving written records, a qualification
doubtless of great value to one composing a historical
narrative.2 |
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Quotes
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Matthew 7 |
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The Bible Quotes
pages provide counsel,
direction, encouragement and help from God's word to life's
questions.
These pages include Bible Quotes & Promises, Inspirational Quotations
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Golden Rule and other Cultures |
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The
American Revised Standard Version of Matt.
7:12 is translated as: "Therefore whatever you want
others to do for you, do so for them, for this is the Law and
the Prophets." The concept is widely held, even among other
cultures. For example, Confucius is cited as the source for
"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."
(The Confucian Analects, Book 15, verse 23.) Aristotle felt
similarly, holding that "We should behave to our friends as we
should wish our friends to behave to us." (From Diogenes
Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book V, Section
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LAW AND THE PROPHETS |
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The Law and the
Prophets are the first two parts of the Hebrew Bible. The third,
the Writings, had not been fully consolidated at this time. This
commandment would then be the essence of all Jewish teaching4 |
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