Righteous judgment and perseverance in prayer - Matthew 7

The reckless judgment

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.

Perseverance in prayer

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:*strait: or, narrow

14 - Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.*Because: or, How

The false prophets

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.

The reckless judgment

Do not judge to not be judged.

For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and with what measure you measure you will be measured to you.

And why seeest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and seeest not the beam that is in thine eye?

Perseverance in prayer

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

For he that asketh receiveth; and he who seeks finds; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

And which of you is the man that shall give his son bread and give him a stone?

And, asking him for fish, will he give him a serpent?

The false prophets

Beware, however, of the false prophets, who come to you dressed like sheep, but inwardly they are devouring wolves.

By their fruits you will know them. Do they gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Thus every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and every evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Jesus is transfigured before his disciples - Matthew 17

Jesus is transfigured before his disciples

1 - And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

2 - And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

3  And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

4 - Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

5 - While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

6 - And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

7 - And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

8 - And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

9 - And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.

10 - And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

11 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

12 - But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

13 - Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

14 - And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

15 - Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

16 - And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

17 - Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

18 - And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

19 - Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

20 - And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

21 - Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Jesus predicts his death and resurrection

22 - And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

23 - And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

24 - And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?*tribute: called in the original, didrachma, being in value fifteen pence sterling; about thirty seven cents

25 - He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

26 - Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

27 - Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.*a piece...: or, a stater: it is half an ounce of silver, in value two shillings and six pence, sterling; about fifty five cents