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Matthew 7:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Judge not, that ye be not judged.


Matthew 7:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 7:15 words
GreekMeaning
Μὴ
NotadverbG3361
κρίνετεkrinete
do judgeverbG2919
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
μὴ
notadverbG3361
κριθῆτεkrithēte
you may be judgedverbG2919
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 7:1

Since when these temporal things are provided beforehand against the future, it is uncertain with what purpose it is done, as it may be with a single or double mind, He opportunely subjoins, 'Judge not.'

Augustine · 4th century

Otherwise; He has drawn out thus far the consequences of his injunctions of almsgiving; He now takes up those respecting prayer. And this doctrine is in a sort of continuation of that of the prayer; as though it should run, 'Forgive us our debts,' and then should follow, 'Judge not, that ye be not judged.'

Pseudo-Chrysostom · 5th century

But if He forbids us to judge, how then does Paul judge the Corinthian who had committed uncleanness? Or Peter convict Ananias and Sapphira of falsehood?

Jerome · 4th century
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Amara DialloNote3mo ago
The Judge and the Judged
Do not judge, or you too will be judged. I used to think this meant never making any moral assessment of anything. But Jesus himself makes plenty of judgments. He calls the Pharisees hypocrites and wh...
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