Verse

Matthew 7:1 — Judge not, that ye be not judged.

“Judge not, that ye be not judged.”
Matthew 7:1 · KJV

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The verses around Matthew 7:1.

1Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

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Verse explanation

“Judge not” opens a new section of the sermon on relationships between people; the example of the mote and the beam, right after, makes clear that the target is the hypocrisy of judging without first looking at oneself.

From the Matthew 7 study in Bible in Stories.

Matthew 7:1 in other versions

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