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JUDGE not, that you be not judged. |
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Judge not, that ye be not judged. |
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For with the judgment that you judge, you shall be judged; and with the measure that you mete, it shall be measured to you. |
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For with the judgment that ye judge, ye shall be judged; and by the measure that ye measure, shall it be measured to you. |
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But why dost thou look at the rod that is in thy brother's eye, while the rafter that is in thine own eye thou dost not consider? |
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And why observest thou the straw in thy brother's eye, and regardest not the beam that is in thine own eye? |
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Or how sayest thou to thy brother, Permit that I draw forth the rod from thine eye, and, behold, there is a rafter in thine own eye? |
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Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Allow me to pluck the straw from thy eye; and lo! a beam is in thy own eye. |
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Hypocrite! draw forth first the rafter from thine own eye, and then thou wilt see to draw forth the rod from thy brother's eye. |
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Thou hypocrite; pluck first the beam from thy own eye; and then thou wilt see clearly, to pluck the straw out of thy brother's eye. |
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Give not the holy unto dogs, and throw not your precious stones before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. |
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Give not a holy thing to dogs: and cast not your pearls before swine; lest they tread them under their feet, and turn and lacerate you. |
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Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. |
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Ask, and it shall be given to you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to you. |
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For every one who asketh receiveth, and he who seeketh findeth; and to him who knocketh it is opened. |
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For, every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. |
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Or what man from among you, who if his son shall ask bread, will reach forth a stone to him? |
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For what man is there among you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he reach him a stone? |
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Or if a fish he shall ask of him, a serpent will he reach forth to him? |
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Or if he ask of him a fish, will he reach him a serpent? |
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If, therefore, you who are evil know to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? |
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If ye 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 them that ask him? |
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All therefore that you will that men shall do unto you, so also do you unto them: for this is the law and the prophets. |
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Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you; so also do ye to them: for this is the law and the prophets. |
7:13 ¶
ENTER in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and spacious the way, that conducteth to destruction; and they are many who go therein. |
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Enter ye in by the strait gate; for wide is the gate and broad the way which leadeth to destruction; and many are they that walk in it. |
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How small is the gate, and narrow the way, that leadeth unto salvation; and they are few who find it! |
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How small the gate and straitened the way that leadeth to life, and few they who find it! |
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Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but within are ravening wolves. |
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Beware of false prophets; who come to you in the garb of sheep, but internally they are rapacious wolves. |
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By their fruits you shall know them. Do they gather from thorns grapes, or from briers figs? |
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And from their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes; or figs from thistles? |
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So every good tree maketh good fruits; but an evil tree maketh evil fruits. |
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So every good tree beareth good fruits; but a bad tree beareth bad fruits. |
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A good tree cannot make evil fruits, nor an evil tree make good fruits. |
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A good tree cannot bear bad fruits; nor can a bad tree bear good fruits. |
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Every tree that maketh not good fruits is cut down, and falleth into the fire. |
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Every tree that beareth not good fruits, is cut down and consigned to the fire. |
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Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them. |
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Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. |
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Not every one that saith to me, My Lord, my Lord, entereth into the kingdom of heaven; but he who doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. |
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Not whoever may say to me, My Lord, my Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. |
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Multitudes will say to me in that day My Lord, my Lord, in thy name have we not prophesied, and in thy name ejected devils, and in thy name performed many mighty works? |
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Many will say to me in that day, My Lord, my Lord, have-we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name cast out demons? and in thy name wrought many works of power? |
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And then will I confess to them, I never knew you; go far from me, ye workers of iniquity. |
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And then will I declare to them; I never knew you. Depart from me, ye doers of evil. |
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Every one therefore who heareth these my words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock. |
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Every one therefore that heareth these my discourses, and doeth them, will be like to a wise man, one that built his house upon a rock. |
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And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, but it fell not, for its foundations were placed upon the rock. |
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And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew; and they rushed upon that house; and it fell not, for its foundations were laid upon a rock. |
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And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a man who built his house upon sand. |
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And every one that heareth these my discourses, and doeth them not, will be like a foolish man that built his house upon sand. |
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And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house, and it fell, and the ruin of it was great. |
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And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew; and they rushed upon that house, and it fell; and great was the ruin of it. |
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And when Jeshu had finished these words, the multitudes wondered at his doctrine. |
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And so it was, that when Jesus had ended these discourses, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching: |
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For he taught them as one having power, and not as their scribes and the Pharishee. |
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for he taught them as one having authority; and not as their Scribes and Pharisees. |