Focused Passage

Matthew 7:1-6

Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

Matthew moves from humble judgment and self-examination, to prayerful dependence on the Father, to the Golden Rule, then to urgent warnings about the narrow way, false prophets, empty profession, and the need to build on Jesus' words.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1“Do not judge, or you will be judged.

2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?

5You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

[Do] notΜὴG3361AdverbjudgeκρίνετεG2919Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralorἵναG2443Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbyou will be judgedκριθῆτεG2919Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 2

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionwithἐνG1722Prepositionthe sameG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularjudgmentκρίματιG2917Noun - Dative Neuter Singularyou pronounceκρίνετεG2919Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralyou will be judgedκριθήσεσθεG2919Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwithἐνG1722PrepositiontheG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularmeasureμέτρῳG3358Noun - Dative Neuter Singularyou [use]μετρεῖτεG3354Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralit will be measuredμετρηθήσεταιG3354Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 3

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhyΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardo you look atβλέπειςG991Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularspeckκάρφοςG2595Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularbrother’sἀδελφοῦG80Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulareyeὀφθαλμῷG3788Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionfailοὐG3756Adverbto noticeκατανοεῖςG2657Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[the] beamδοκὸνG1385Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularyour [own]σῷG4674Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 2nd Person SingulareyeὀφθαλμῷG3788Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

-G2228ConjunctionHowπῶςG4459Adverbcan you sayἐρεῖςG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularbrotherἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine SingularLetἌφεςG863Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularme takeἐκβάλωG1544Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularspeckκάρφοςG2595Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularout ofἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulareyeὀφθαλμοῦG3788Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhileκαὶG2532Conjunction[there is still]ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singulara beamδοκὸςG1385Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyourσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular[own]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingulareyeὀφθαλμῷG3788Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 5

Original words

You hypocriteὑποκριτάG5273Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularFirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativetakeἔκβαλεG1544Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularbeamδοκόνG1385Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularout ofἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularyour [own]σοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulareyeὀφθαλμοῦG3788Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthenτότεG5119Adverbyou will see clearlyδιαβλέψειςG1227Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularto removeἐκβαλεῖνG1544Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularspeckκάρφοςG2595Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularbrother’sἀδελφοῦG80Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulareyeὀφθαλμοῦG3788Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

{Do} notΜὴG3361AdverbgiveδῶτεG1325Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldogsκυσίνG2965Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralwhat isτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularholyἅγιονG40Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular{do} notμηδὲG3366ConjunctionthrowβάλητεG906Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralpearlsμαργαρίταςG3135Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralbeforeἔμπροσθενG1715Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralswineχοίρωνG5519Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralIf you doποτεG4219Conjunction. . .μή‿G3361Adverbthey may trampleκαταπατήσουσινG2662Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralunderἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralfeetποσὶνG4228Noun - Dative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthen turn [and]στραφέντεςG4762Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluraltear you to piecesῥήξωσινG4486Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .ὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural

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