Judging Others
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x "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. y Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
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z "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your a bosom. For b with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
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And He spoke a parable to them: c "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?
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d "A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.
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e "And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?
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"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye.
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Cross References
Matthew 7:1 - 5
Judge not, that you be not judged.
Romans 14:4
Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God.
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Cross References
Matthew 18:21 - 35
Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?
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Cross References
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will not lack, But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
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Cross References
Psalms 79:12
And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.
Isaiah 65:6
Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silence, but will repay - Even repay into their bosom -
Isaiah 65:7
Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together," Says the LORD, "Who have burned incense on the mountains And blasphemed Me on the hills; Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.
Jeremiah 32:18
You show lovingkindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them - the Great, the Mighty God, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
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Cross References
Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
Mark 4:24
Then He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Cross References
Matthew 15:14
"Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."
Matthew 23:16
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.'
Romans 2:19
And are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness.
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Cross References
Matthew 10:24
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
John 13:16
Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
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Cross References
Matthew 7:3
And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?
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