Matthew 7 – NIRV & CCB

New International Reader’s Version

Matthew 7:1-29

Be Fair When You Judge Other People

1“Do not judge other people. Then you will not be judged. 2You will be judged in the same way you judge others. You will be measured in the same way you measure others.

3“You look at the bit of sawdust in your friend’s eye. But you pay no attention to the piece of wood in your own eye. 4How can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take the bit of sawdust out of your eye’? How can you say this while there is a piece of wood in your own eye? 5You pretender! First take the piece of wood out of your own eye. Then you will be able to see clearly to take the bit of sawdust out of your friend’s eye.

6“Do not give holy things to dogs. Do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they might walk all over them. They might turn around and tear you to pieces.

Ask, Search, Knock

7“Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you. 8Everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. The door will be opened to the one who knocks.

9“Suppose your son asks for bread. Which of you will give him a stone? 10Or suppose he asks for a fish. Which of you will give him a snake? 11Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12In everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you. This is what is written in the Law and in the Prophets.

The Large and Small Gates

13“Enter God’s kingdom through the narrow gate. The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to ruin. Many people go that way. 14But the gate is small and the road is narrow that leads to life. Only a few people find it.

True and False Prophets

15“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you pretending to be sheep. But on the inside they are hungry wolves. 16You can tell each tree by its fruit. Do people pick grapes from bushes? Do they pick figs from thorns? 17In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit. But a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree can’t bear bad fruit. And a bad tree can’t bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down. It is thrown into the fire. 20You can tell each tree by its fruit.

True and False Disciples

21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven. Only those who do what my Father in heaven wants will enter. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord! Lord! Didn’t we prophesy in your name? Didn’t we drive out demons in your name? Didn’t we do many miracles in your name?’ 23Then I will tell them clearly, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who do evil!’

The Wise and Foolish Builders

24“So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice is like a wise man. He builds his house on the rock. 25The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. But it does not fall. It is built on the rock. 26But everyone who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man. He builds his house on sand. 27The rain comes down. The water rises. The winds blow and beat against that house. And it falls with a loud crash.”

28Jesus finished saying all these things. The crowds were amazed at his teaching. 29That’s because he taught like one who had authority. He did not speak like their teachers of the law.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

马太福音 7:1-29

责人先责己

1“不要论断别人,免得你们被论断。 2因为你们怎样论断别人,也必照样被论断;你们用什么尺度衡量别人,也要用什么尺度衡量你们。 3为什么你只看见你弟兄眼中的小刺,却看不见自己眼中的大梁呢? 4既然你自己眼中有大梁,又怎么能对弟兄说‘让我除去你眼中的小刺’呢? 5你这伪君子啊!要先除掉自己眼中的大梁,才能看得清楚,好清除弟兄眼中的小刺。

6“不要把圣物给狗,免得狗转过头来咬你们,也不要把珍珠丢在猪前,免得猪践踏了珍珠。

祈求、寻找、叩门

7“祈求,就会给你们;寻找,就会寻见;叩门,就会给你们开门。 8因为凡祈求的,就得到;寻找的,就寻见;叩门的,就给他开门。

9“你们做父亲的,谁会在儿子要饼时给他石头, 10要鱼时给他毒蛇呢? 11你们虽然邪恶,尚且知道把好东西给儿女,你们的天父岂不更要把好东西赐给求祂的人吗?

12“所以,你们希望人怎样待你们,就要怎样待人,这是律法和先知的教导。

辨别与抉择

13“你们要进窄门,因为通向灭亡的门大,路宽,进去的人也多; 14但通向永生的门小,路窄,找到的人也少。

15“你们要提防假先知,他们披着羊皮到你们当中,骨子里却是凶残的狼。 16你们可以凭他们结的果子认出他们。荆棘怎能结出葡萄呢?蒺藜怎能长出无花果呢? 17同样,好树结好果子,坏树结坏果子; 18好树结不出坏果子,坏树也结不出好果子。 19凡不结好果子的树,都要被砍下来丢在火里。 20因此,你们可以凭他们结的果子认出他们。 21并不是所有称呼我‘主啊,主啊’的人都能进天国,只有遵行我天父旨意的人才能进去。 22在审判那天,很多人会对我说,‘主啊,主啊,我们不是奉你的名传道,奉你的名赶鬼,奉你的名行了许多神迹吗?’ 23我会清楚地告诉他们,‘我从来不认识你们,你们这些作恶的人走开!’

两种盖房子的人

24“所以,凡听了我的这些话就去行的人,就像聪明人把房子建在磐石上。 25任由风吹雨打、洪水冲击,房子仍屹立不倒,因为它建基在磐石上。 26凡听了我这些话不去行的,就像愚昧人把房子建在沙土上。 27遇到风吹雨打、洪水冲击,房子就倒塌了,而且倒塌得很厉害。”

28大家听完耶稣这番教导,都很惊奇, 29因为祂教导他们时像位有权柄的人,不像他们的律法教师。