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 Lord of the Sabbath and sin against the Holy Spirit - Matthew 12

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
1 - At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
2 - But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
4 - How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6 - But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
7 - But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 - For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

Jesus heals on Saturday
9 - And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10 - And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
11 - And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 - How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
13 - Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
14 - Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.*held...: or, took counsel
15 - But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
16 - And charged them that they should not make him known:
17 - That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
18 - Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
19 - He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
20 - A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
21 - And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

Jesus rebukes the Pharisees
22 - Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
23 - And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 - But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.*Beelzebub: Gr. Beelzebul
25 - And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
26 - And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
27 - And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
28 - But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
29 - Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
30 - He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
31 - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 - And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Sin against the Holy Spirit
33 - Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 - O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
35 - A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
36 - But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 - For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 - Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39 - But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 - For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 - The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
42 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
43 - When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 - Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
45 - Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
46 - While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
47 - Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
48 - But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
49 - And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
50 - For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.