Matthew 7:1

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Do not judge, or you will be judged.”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

““Do not judge, or you will be judged.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Judge not, that ye be not judged.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Judge not, that ye be not judged.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Judge not, that ye may not be judged,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 7:1 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
  2. Ezekiel 16:52So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.
  3. Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
  4. Matthew 7:5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
  5. Luke 6:37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
  6. Luke 6:41Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
  7. Romans 2:1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
  8. Romans 14:3The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
  9. Romans 14:10Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
  10. 1 Corinthians 4:3I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
  11. James 3:1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
  12. James 4:11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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