Matthew 6-7
King James Version (KJV)
6Â Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2Â Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3Â But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4Â That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5Â And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6Â But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7Â But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8Â Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
9Â After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10Â Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11Â Give us this day our daily bread.
12Â And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13Â And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14Â For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15Â But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16Â Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17Â But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18Â That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19Â Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20Â But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21Â For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22Â The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
23Â But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
24Â No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25Â Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26Â Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27Â Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28Â And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29Â And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30Â Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31Â Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32Â (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33Â But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34Â Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
7Â Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2Â For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3Â And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4Â Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5Â 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.
6Â 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.
7Â Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8Â For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9Â Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10Â Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11Â 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?
12Â 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.
13Â Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14Â Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15Â Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16Â Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17Â Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18Â A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19Â Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20Â Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21Â 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.
22Â 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?
23Â And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24Â 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:
25Â 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.
26Â 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:
27Â 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.
28Â And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29Â For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Luke 6:37-49
37Â Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Â Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
39Â And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40Â The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41Â And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42Â Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
43Â For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44Â For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45Â A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46Â And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47Â Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48Â He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49Â But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.