1Judge not, that ye be not judged.[ † ]Matthew 7:1-5Luke 6:37Romans 14:31 Corinthians 4:3-4 2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.[ † ]Mark 4:24Luke 6:38 3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?[ † ]Luke 6:41 4Or 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? 5Thou 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.
6Give 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.[ † ]Proverbs 9:7-8Acts 13:45
7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:[ † ]Matthew 21:22Mark 11:24Luke 11:9-13Luke 18:1-8John 15:7James 1:5-61 John 3:22 8for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.[ † ]Proverbs 8:17Jeremiah 29:12 9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?[ † ]Luke 11:11 10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11If 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?[ † ]Genesis 6:5Genesis 8:21Psalms 84:11Isaiah 63:7Romans 8:32James 1:171 John 3:1 12Therefore 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.[ † ]Luke 6:31Matthew 22:40Romans 13:8Galatians 5:141 Timothy 1:5
13Enter 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:[ † ]Luke 13:24 14because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.[ † ]Deuteronomy 13:3Jeremiah 23:16Ezekiel 22:28Mark 13:22Luke 6:26Romans 16:17Ephesians 5:6Colossians 2:82 Peter 2:11 John 4:1-3Micah 3:5 16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?[ † ]Matthew 7:20Matthew 12:33Luke 6:44James 3:12Luke 6:43 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.[ † ]Jeremiah 11:19Matthew 12:33 18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.[ † ]Matthew 3:10Luke 3:9John 15:2-6 20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21Not 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.[ † ]Hosea 8:2Matthew 25:11Luke 6:46Acts 19:13Romans 2:13James 1:22 22Many 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?[ † ]Numbers 24:4 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.[ † ]Matthew 25:12Luke 13:252 Timothy 2:19Psalms 5:5Psalms 6:8Matthew 25:41Luke 13:27
24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:[ † ]Matthew 7:24-27Luke 6:47-49 25and 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. 26And 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: 27and 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. 28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:[ † ]Matthew 13:54Mark 1:22Mark 6:2Luke 4:32John 7:46 29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.[ † ]John 7:46