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<span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam <i>is</i> in thine own eye? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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.</p> <a name="7" id="7"></a><p class="hdg">Ask, Seek, Knock<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../luke/11.htm#5">Luke 11:5-13</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>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?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>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.</p> <a name="13" id="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Narrow Gate<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../luke/13.htm#22">Luke 13:22-30</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide <i>is</i> the gate, and broad <i>is</i> the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Because strait <i>is</i> the gate, and narrow <i>is</i> the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.</p> <a name="15" id="15"></a><p class="hdg">A Tree and its Fruit<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../matthew/12.htm#33">Matthew 12:33-37</a>; <a href="../luke/6.htm#43">Luke 6:43-45</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither <i>can</i> a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>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? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.</p> <a name="24" id="24"></a><p class="hdg">The House on the Rock<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../luke/6.htm#46">Luke 6:46-49</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>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: <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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: <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="hdg">The Authority of Jesus</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>For he taught them as <i>one</i> having authority, and not as the scribes.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="http://www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/matthew/7-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>