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 foresees the destruction of Jerusalem and its second coming - Matthew 24

Jesus foresees the destruction of Jerusalem and its second coming

1  And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 - And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 - And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 - And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 - For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 - And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 - For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 - All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 - Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

10 - And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 - And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 - And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 - But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 - And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

15 - When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

16 - Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

17 - Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

18 - Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 - And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

20 - But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 - For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 - And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

23 - Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

24 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

25 - Behold, I have told you before.

26 - Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

27 - For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

28 - For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

29 - Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

30 - And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

31 - And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.*with...: or, with a trumpet, and a great voice

Jesus exhortation to vigilance

32 - Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 - So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.*it: or, he

34 - Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

35 - Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

36 - But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

37 - But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38 - For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39 - And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40 - Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41 - Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42 - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

43 - But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

The parable of the two servants

44 - Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

45 - Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

46 - Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

47 - Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

48 - But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

49 - And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

50 - The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

51 - And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. *cut...: or, cut him off.