Matthew 7 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

Matthew 7:1-29

Judging Others

1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

6“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Ask, Seek, Knock

7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

9“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

True and False Prophets

15“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

True and False Disciples

21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

The Wise and Foolish Builders

24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

馬太福音 7:1-29

責人先責己

1「不要論斷別人,免得你們被論斷。 2因為你們怎樣論斷別人,也必照樣被論斷;你們用什麼尺度衡量別人,也要用什麼尺度衡量你們。 3為什麼你只看見你弟兄眼中的小刺,卻看不見自己眼中的大樑呢? 4既然你自己眼中有大樑,又怎麼能對弟兄說『讓我除去你眼中的小刺』呢? 5你這偽君子啊!要先除掉自己眼中的大樑,才能看得清楚,好清除弟兄眼中的小刺。

6「不要把聖物給狗,免得狗轉過頭來咬你們,也不要把珍珠丟在豬前,免得豬踐踏了珍珠。

祈求、尋找、叩門

7「祈求,就會給你們;尋找,就會尋見;叩門,就會給你們開門。 8因為凡祈求的,就得到;尋找的,就尋見;叩門的,就給他開門。

9「你們做父親的,誰會在兒子要餅時給他石頭, 10要魚時給他毒蛇呢? 11你們雖然邪惡,尚且知道把好東西給兒女,你們的天父豈不更要把好東西賜給求祂的人嗎?

12「所以,你們希望人怎樣待你們,就要怎樣待人,這是律法和先知的教導。

辨別與抉擇

13「你們要進窄門,因為通向滅亡的門大,路寬,進去的人也多; 14但通向永生的門小,路窄,找到的人也少。

15「你們要提防假先知,他們披著羊皮到你們當中,骨子裡卻是凶殘的狼。 16你們可以憑他們結的果子認出他們。荊棘怎能結出葡萄呢?蒺藜怎能長出無花果呢? 17同樣,好樹結好果子,壞樹結壞果子; 18好樹結不出壞果子,壞樹也結不出好果子。 19凡不結好果子的樹,都要被砍下來丟在火裡。 20因此,你們可以憑他們結的果子認出他們。 21並不是所有稱呼我『主啊,主啊』的人都能進天國,只有遵行我天父旨意的人才能進去。 22在審判那天,很多人會對我說,『主啊,主啊,我們不是奉你的名傳道,奉你的名趕鬼,奉你的名行了許多神蹟嗎?』 23我會清楚地告訴他們,『我從來不認識你們,你們這些作惡的人走開!』

兩種蓋房子的人

24「所以,凡聽了我的這些話就去行的人,就像聰明人把房子建在磐石上。 25任由風吹雨打、洪水沖擊,房子仍屹立不倒,因為它建基在磐石上。 26凡聽了我這些話不去行的,就像愚昧人把房子建在沙土上。 27遇到風吹雨打、洪水沖擊,房子就倒塌了,而且倒塌得很厲害。」

28大家聽完耶穌這番教導,都很驚奇, 29因為祂教導他們時像位有權柄的人,不像他們的律法教師。