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«Previous Chapter Next Chapter» Matthew Chapter 7 (King James Version)Ģ For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.ģ And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?Ĥ 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?ĥ 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.Ħ 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.ħ Ask, and it shall be given you seek, and ye shall find knock, and it shall be opened unto you:Ĩ For every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.ĩ Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?ġ0 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?ġ1 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?ġ2 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.ġ3 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:ġ4 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.ġ5 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.ġ6 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Short-term measures are likened to building a house on a weak foundation. Through this analogy, Christ teaches us how to build our faith on a strong foundation and cautions us against relying on short-term answers to success. This chapter concludes with the parable of the wise and the foolish builder.
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Instead he encourages them to take the narrow road that later leads to eternal happiness and salvation. Using these two examples Jesus cautions his followers against taking the wide and easy road. One of the roads is wide and easy to walk on, and the other road is narrow and treacherous to take. The Two Roads and a Foolish BuilderĬhrist describes two roads in life. He says, “Do unto others as you’d like them to do unto you.” This is widely referred to as the Golden Rule. Jesus cautions his followers against asking for favors without returning them. Yet another crucial topic in this chapter is that of giving. Verse 7 says, “Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and you’ll find, knock and it’ll be opened for you.” This chapter emphasizes the need for consistency and faith in prayers.
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Verse 2 says “Don’t judge others, for with what you judge others, you shall be judged.”Īnother important point that comes out clearly in this chapter is that of seeking for heavenly intervention with consistency and in faith. Jesus cautions his followers against judging others by pointing out their mistakes without first correcting theirs. The chapter concludes with two important parables that of two roads and that of the foolish builder. The first one being about judging others, the second about seeking for heavenly intervention and the third on doing unto others as you would like them to do unto you.